Germany signs the Treaty of Versailles with its World War I adversaries, taking the blame for starting the war and agreeing to concede territory and pay reparations. The treaty was very controversial in the United States, as President Woodrow Wilson grappled with the Republican-controlled Congress over its provisions.
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