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World War One
timeline 1919
January
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5. |
Sparticist (Communist) revolt begins in Berlin |
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18. |
Peace negotiations start at Paris |
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25. |
Peace conference accepts principle of League of Nations
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February
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6. |
Germany National Assembly meets at Weimar |
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14. |
Draft Covenant of League of Nations completed |
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28. |
Lodge starts campaign against League of Nations
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March
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4. |
Founding of Comintern (Third International) at Moscow |
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13. |
Admiral Kolchak begins his offensive against Bolsheviks in
Russian Civil War |
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14. |
Wilson returns to Paris after a month's absence
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April
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7. |
Allies evacuate Odessa |
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23. |
Wilson appeals directly to Italians in an effort to gain their
support for his views on peace settlement |
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24. |
Italian Premier Orlando walks out of peace conference over
Fiume issue
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May
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6. |
Peace conference disposes of Germany's colonies |
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Treaty of Versailles submitted to German delegation
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June
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21. |
German High Seas Fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow |
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28. |
Treaty of Versailles signed in Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.
Signing of Treaty of Versailles disarmed Germany of a military air force
but did not include rockets as potential weapons, thus leaving Germany
free under international law to develop them.
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