Georges Clemenceau

Clemenceau as Prime Minister of France

Sem - Caricatures - Georges Clémenceau - 1918

Treaty of Versailles, peace document signed at the end of World War I by the Allied and associated powers and by Germany in the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles, France, on June 28, 1919; it took force on January 10, 1920. A brief treatment of the Treaty of Versailles follows. For full treatment, see international relations: Peacemaking, 1919–22. When the German government asked U.S. Pres. Woodrow Wilson to arrange a general armistice in October 1918, it declared that…

Lingering effects of the 'Spanish flu' may have hindered Wilson's ability to effectively advocate for his '14 Points' at the Paris Peace Conference.