- When: The Paris Peace Conference was convened in January 1919 at Versailles.
- Why: The conference was called to establish the terms of the peace after World War I.
- Who: Nearly thirty nations participated, the representatives of the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Italy became known as the “Big Four.” The “Big Four” dominated the proceedings that led to the formulation of the Treaty of Versailles, a treaty that ended World War I.
- Outcomes: The Treaty of Versailles articulated the compromises reached at the conference. It included the planned formation of the ‘League of Nations’, which would serve both as an international forum and an international collective security arrangement. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson was a strong advocate of the League as he believed it would prevent future wars.
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