Versailles system
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The Versailles system was the post–World War I international order established by the Treaty of Versailles and related agreements, designed to reshape Europe’s borders, limit German power, and uphold a fragile collective security framework.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Versailles system canonical | 2 |
| Versailles order | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Versailles system Context triple: [Little Entente, relatedTo, Versailles system]
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Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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Quadruple Alliance
The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Versailles system Target entity description: The Versailles system was the post–World War I international order established by the Treaty of Versailles and related agreements, designed to reshape Europe’s borders, limit German power, and uphold a fragile collective security framework.
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A.
Congress of Vienna
The Congress of Vienna was an international diplomatic conference held in 1814–1815 that redrew the map of Europe and established a balance-of-power system after the defeat of Napoleon.
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B.
Holy Alliance
The Holy Alliance was a coalition of major European monarchies formed after the Napoleonic Wars to preserve conservative order and suppress revolutionary movements across the continent.
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C.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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D.
Concert of Europe
The Concert of Europe was a 19th-century diplomatic system in which the major European powers cooperated to maintain the balance of power and suppress revolutionary movements after the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
Quadruple Alliance
The Quadruple Alliance was an early 18th-century coalition of major European powers formed to curb Spanish ambitions and maintain the balance of power after the War of the Spanish Succession.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international political system
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peace settlement ⓘ post–World War I international order ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Versailles system
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surface form:
Versailles order
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| appliesToPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialChange |
creation of Czechoslovakia
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creation of new states in Central and Eastern Europe ⓘ creation of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes ⓘ dissolution of Austro-Hungarian Empire ⓘ dissolution of German colonial empire ⓘ recognition of Polish independence ⓘ redrawing of German borders in Europe ⓘ territorial losses of Germany to France, Belgium, Denmark and Poland ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Paris Peace Conference
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surface form:
Paris Peace Conference agreements
Treaty of Lausanne ⓘ Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine ⓘ Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye ⓘ Treaty of Sèvres ⓘ Treaty of Trianon ⓘ Treaty of Versailles ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
contested legitimacy in Germany
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fragile balance of power ⓘ revisionist pressures from defeated and dissatisfied states ⓘ |
| designedBy | victorious Allied powers of World War I ⓘ |
| endCause | outbreak of World War II ⓘ |
| endTime | 1939 ⓘ |
| geographicScope |
Europe
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German colonial territories worldwide ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| hasKeyActor |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ Japan ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
newly created Central and Eastern European states ⓘ |
| hasKeyPrinciple |
collective security
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disarmament of defeated powers ⓘ national self-determination ⓘ |
| hasMainGoal |
limit German power
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prevent another major European war ⓘ reshape European borders after World War I ⓘ uphold collective security ⓘ |
| historicalAssessment | often regarded as unstable and short-lived international order ⓘ |
| includesInstitution | League of Nations ⓘ |
| includesProvision |
demilitarization of the Rhineland
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limitations on German navy and air force ⓘ military restrictions on Germany ⓘ prohibition of German conscription ⓘ reparations imposed on Germany ⓘ war guilt clause against Germany ⓘ |
| startTime | 1919 ⓘ |
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Subject: Versailles system Description of subject: The Versailles system was the post–World War I international order established by the Treaty of Versailles and related agreements, designed to reshape Europe’s borders, limit German power, and uphold a fragile collective security framework.
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