1919 ⟶ Paris Peace Conference Opens
Opening of the Paris Peace Conference to negotiate peace tre...
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🕊️ Armistice Ends World War I
The Armistice with Germany marks the end of World War I. German troops are given 72 hours to evacuate occupied territories and Allied troops subsequently move in and occupy the German Rhineland. ⟶
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🕊️ Paris Peace Conference Opens
Opening of the Paris Peace Conference to negotiate peace treaties between the belligerents of World War I.⟶
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🗣️ Japan's Racial Equality Proposal Fails at Paris Peace Conference
Japan issues the Racial Equality Proposal during the Paris Peace Conference. The proposal would abolish racial discrimination but it founders on opposition from the United States, Australia and New Zealand.⟶
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🤝 Second Quebec Conference Begins
The Second Quebec Conference (codenamed "Octagon") begins: Roosevelt and Churchill discuss military cooperation in the Pacific and the future of Germany.⟶
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🤝 Potsdam Conference Begins
The Potsdam Conference begins under British Prime Minister Churchill, Soviet Prime Minister Stalin and U.S. President Truman. The Allied leaders agree to insist upon the unconditional surrender of Japan.⟶
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📜 Potsdam Conference Concludes
End of the Potsdam Conference: Issues such as the expulsion of Germans from the eastern quarter of Germany and elsewhere in eastern Europe are mandated in the Potsdam Agreement.⟶
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