Wilson receives an enthusiastic reception from the people of Paris; 10 days later he leaves for London to meet with British officials.

Held by the Germans since 1898, Tsingtao is a lightly garrisoned port city on the Yellow Sea.  The Germans surrender on November 6.

Diplomats in top hats and long coats converge along the Quai d’Orsay from most of the Allied nations and the city is crowded with French soldiers wanting to be demobilized.

As the armies tried to out flank each other, they extended their lines to the English Channel and began trench warfare. Ypres, a Belgian city and communications hub, was essential to both sides. In...

The Preamble states that the League will exist to promote international cooperation and to achieve international peace and security through specific rules of conduct among the world’s governments.

German invasion of France is stopped in the First Battle of the Marne as German troops are forced to the north side of the Marne River, causing the the Schlieffen Plan to fail.

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.