WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the war, which of the following was NOT one of the Big Four nations that led the peace talks
A
Russia
B
Great Britain
C
France
D
the United States
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Russia had fought as one of the Allies until December 1917, when its new Bolshevik Government withdrew from the war. The Allied Powers refused to recognize the new Bolshevik Government and thus did not invite its representatives to the Peace Conference.

Detailed explanation-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.

Detailed explanation-3: -The “Big 4” of the Paris Peace Conference of 1919 were (left to right) Lloyd George of England, Orlando of Italy, Clemenceau of France, and Woodrow Wilson of the United States.

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

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