GREAT WAR TIMELINE: WORLD WAR 1 (1919)

1919

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• Millions of army members were returning to their homes.
• The peace treaty was signed which allowed the troops to be sent home.

JUNE 28, 1919

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• Peace Treaty signed by German delegates and Allies in Versailles put an end to the war.
• The peace treaty reassigned German boundaries and assigned liability for reparation.

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1919

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• President Wilson campaigned for the ratification of the treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations to the people. The treaty consisted of 440 articles, but the first twenty six describe covenant of the League of Nations. Wilson had a different view on the League of Nations and the covenants Tenth Article then his political foe Henry Cabot lodge. But Wilson suffered a stroke in 1919 and the treaty was voted down.

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