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v. t. e. The Paris Peace Conference was a set of formal and informal diplomatic meetings in 1919 and 1920 after the end of World War I, in which the victorious Allies set the peace terms for the defeated Central Powers. Dominated by the leaders of Britain, France, the United States and Italy, the conference resulted in five treaties that ...
Peacemakers: The Paris Peace Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to End War (2001) is a historical narrative about the events of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. It was written by the Canadian historian Margaret MacMillan with a foreword by the American diplomat Richard Holbrooke. The book has also been published under the titles Paris 1919 ...
The Paris International Exposition of 1937. The Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, 1939. After the First World War ended in November 1918, to jubilation and profound relief in Paris, unemployment surged, prices soared, and rationing continued. Parisian households were limited to 300 grams of bread per day, and meat only four days a week.
Pages in category "Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920)" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
France and the Nazi Threat: The Collapse of French Diplomacy 1932–1939 (2004); Translation of his highly influential La décadence, 1932–1939 (1979) Hansen, Arlen J. Expatriate Paris: A Cultural and Literary Guide to Paris of the 1920s (1920) Irvine, William D. French Conservatism in Crisis: The Republican Federation of France in the 1930s ...
17 November – American expatriate Sylvia Beach opens the Shakespeare and Company bookstore in Paris. 27 November – Treaty of Neuilly-sur-Seine is signed. 30 November – Legislative Election held. Sport. 29 June – Tour de France begins. 27 July – Tour de France ends, won by Fermin Lambot of Belgium. Births January to June
Gertrude Stein (3 February 1874 – 27 July 1946) Gertrude Stein was an extremely influential member of French society in the 1920s. Having been an ambulance driver for the French during the first world war, her experiences characterised her artistic prowess and inspired her passion for self-expression. Stein established an artistic salon in ...
Paris 1919. Paris 1919 may refer to: Paris Peace Conference (1919–1920), the formal meeting of the victorious Allies after the end of World War I. Paris 1919 (album), a 1973 album by musician John Cale. Paris 1919 (song), a 1973 song by musician John Cale. Paris 1919: Six Months that Changed the World, a 2001 book by historian Margaret MacMillan.