On the eastern front, Germans shatter the Russian Second Army and take over 92,000 prisoners at the Battle of Tannenberg.  ...

He knows that the treaty has flaws but believes the League of Nations can address unresolved issues and help avoid the horrors of another world war.

Representatives of Germany and the Allied and Associated Powers sign the Treaty of Versailles. The Chinese delegates refuse to sign in protest against the Shantung settlement that turns over German...

The attack has little military value, but is intended to terrorize civilians.

Among many of the treaty measures, Germany cedes Alsace-Lorraine to France, recognizes Belgian sovereignty, disarms the military, and agrees to pay war reparations.

President Wilson submits the Versailles Treaty to the Senate and the great debate ensues.

Women’s suffrage amendment passes U.S. Congress in June 1919 and is ratified in August, 1920, giving American women the right to vote.

The President embarks on an 8,000-mile journey, giving 40 speeches in 29 cities in 22 days. He collapses from exhaustion and is rushed back to the White House. The following month he suffers a stroke.

Led by the “Irreconcilables,” 14 Republicans and one Democrat who have always opposed the League of Nations, and Henry Cabot Lodge who draws up reservations to add to the treaty, the ratification of...