A Plan of Inquiry This study will seek to answer the question "How did the Treaty of Versailles during World War I contribute to further conflicts in the Middle East?" I chose this topic because my father, being in the Air Force, deals with the Middle East several times. I thought it would be interesting to study this to see what could have been the cause of the crisis we see today. We could learn how to better manage the Middle East by basing plans on what we know from World War I. To answer this question I used the following methods to research books and novels about peace agreements that specifically talk about the effect of the Treaty of Versailles during World War I. I also did some research on some articles online. To study this topic I used the following sources; A piece to end it all Piece written by David Fromkin and Kingmakers, The Invention of the Modern Middle East written by Karl E. Meyer and Shareen Blair Brysac.B. Summary of EvidenceThe Treaty of Versailles was signed on 28 June 1919. The main terms of this treaty were: Germany had to accept the blame for starting the war, Germany had to pay £6,600 million for damages done during the war called reparations , Germany was forbidden to have submarines or an air force, its navy could only have six battleships and an army of just 100,000 men, and Germany was not allowed to place troops in the Rhineland. Great Britain and France acquired German colonies. Conflicts in the Middle East began around 1914, the same year as World War I. Even the First World War has always been defined as “the war to end all wars”. The Treaty of Versailles diminished all power in the Middle East due to the defeat of the Central Powers, including Turkey, who, in the middle of paper, no longer have much control over themselves. The loss of property and displacement of their population was such a significant number that the mixing of people and lack of population created conflicts between the countries of the Middle East. The tribes that formed in these territories began to fight for power and governance of the territory, and from this other conflicts arose. Such conflicts are still seen today in relation to ideas like these. When the Treaty of Versailles was signed, its points were not directed at the Middle East, but were at Germany. The idea that this would have such an effect on the Middle East and cause such conflict was not foreseen since it is considered such a small and non-powerful area. However, the Treaty of Versailles had a great impact on the conflicts of the Middle East after the First World War.