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The Paris Peace Conference: everything you wanted to know

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The Treaty of Breslitosk, the Germans and the Austrians Imposed on Russia in March 19 18

Germans and austrians signed peace treaty with soviet russia in march 19 18. One third of european russian territory was handed over, not annexed by germany or austria but turned into buffer states under their control. Some have argued that what the french were aiming for was a kind of partnership with germany as they eventually edno with european integration after 19 50. F i think thits, in a way, misses the point. Once you get into the detail of the treaty and read carefully it's actually much more flexible than commonly supposed. For example, occupation could be either prolonged beyond 15 years or shortened to 15 years, depending on

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