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1919

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18

World War I

Post-World War I peace conference begins in Paris

On January 18, 1919, in Paris, France, some of the most powerful people in the world meet to begin the long, complicated negotiations that would officially mark the end of the First World War.

Opening session of the Versailles Peace conference

opening session of the Versailles Peace conference at the Trianon Palace january 1919. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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