Paris Peace Conference

Painting by Herbert Arnould Olivier depicting the Franco-German armistice negotiations (Versailles, November 3-4, 1918). Photo: Imperial War Museums

Painting by William Orpen depicting deliberations in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles during the Peace Conference. Photo: Imperial War Museums

Versailles, June 24, 1919: In the center: Woodrow Wilson (President of the United States), to his right: Georges Clemenceau (Prime Minister of France), Arthur Balfour (Britain’s Foreign Minister) and Sidney Sonnino (Italy’s Foreign Minister) in front of the Palace of Versailles. Photo: Agence Rol / Bibliothèque nationale de France

Versailles, June 24, 1919: Center from left to right: Georges Clemenceau (Prime Minister of France), Woodrow Wilson (President of the United States), Arthur Balfour (Britain’s Foreign Minister). Photo: Agence Rol / Bibliothèque nationale de France

Versailles, June 28, 1919: The Big Four at the Paris Peace Conference. From left to right: David Lloyd George - Prime Minister of Great Britain, Vittorio Emanuele Orlando - Prime Minister of Italy, Georges Clemenceau - Prime Minister of France, Woodrow Wilson - President of the United States. Photo: U.S. Signal Corps, Johns Hopkins University graphic and pictorial collection

Versailles, June 28, 1919: Spectators crowding the vestibule of the Hall of Mirrors during the signing of the peace treaty. Photo: Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

Versailles, June 28, 1919: Signing of the peace treaty in the Hall of Mirrors. Photo: Imperial War Museums

Versailles, June 28, 1919: Signing of the peace treaty. Below - two pages of the treaty with signatures of the conference participants. Photo: Library of Congress, Unprocessed in PR 13 CN 1981:339 [item] [P&P]

1919: Map of Europe with national boundaries drawn on the basis of the peace treaties of Versailles and St. Germain, showing the plebiscite districts. Photo: Centralna Biblioteka Geografii i Ochrony Środowiska, Instytut Geografii i Przestrzennego Zagospodarowania im. S. Leszczyckiego PAN

1919: Map of Poland with the borders established in the peace treaty. Photo: Biblioteka Narodowa