USA HISTORY

Which countries were part of the ‘Big 4’?

(A) ** USA

(B) ** Britain

(C) ** Italy

(D) ** France

(E) England

Concept note-1: -The Big Four, also known as G4, refers to France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Concept note-2: -The Paris Peace Conference of January 1919 brought together leaders from the Allied powers during World War I. They came to be known as the Big Four. President Woodrow Wilson was joined by Prime Ministers David Lloyd George of Britain, Vittorio Orlando of Italy, and George Clemenceau of France.

Concept note-3: -The Paris Peace Conference, met in January 1919 at Versailles. The purpose of the conference was to detail the terms of peace after the end of World War 1. Technically, 30 nations were represented, but the “Big Four, ” Italy, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States, dominated the proceedings.

Concept note-4: -During World War II the term “Big Four” referred to the alliance of the US, UK, USSR and China.