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The Bystander. April 9, 1919
Wilson was awarded the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.
The 14 Points inspired independence movements around the world. |
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By Sir William Orpen, 1919
President Woodrow Wilson at the Paris Peace Conference, 1919
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By Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge, February 14, 1919
Depicting President Wilson, George Clemenceau of France, Lord Balfour and Amir Faisal who led the Arab Deligation. Faisal was crowned king
of the
Arab Kingdom of Syria, then ousted by the French. The British offered him a consolation prize by making Faisal king of Iraq.
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By Raven Hill, 'Punch', May 28, 1919
It has been reported that the United States of America have declined to accept a mandate for Constantinople.
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By Thomas, 'The Detroit News', April 1919
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By Partridge, 'Punch', September 17, 1919
Allenby is promoted to Field Marshal in 1919, and elevated to Viscount Allenby of Megiddo,
returns to the Middle East as High Commissioner for Egypt and the Sudan.
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By George Whitlaw, 'The Passing Show', September 20, 1919
The Syrian Congress horrified at the prospect of a French mandate over their country,
requested from the principal Allied powers to be administered rather by the Americans.
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By Raven-Hill, 'Punch', November 19, 1919
The U.S. Senate rejected the President's request to assume a mandate over Armenia.
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By A.W. Lloyd, 'Punch', November 26, 1919
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By A.W. Lloyd, 'Punch', November, 26, 1919
Let no one in Egypt or out of Egypt make any mistake on the Cardinal Rule",
Lord Balfour to the House of Commons.
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By Will Dyson, from 'The Daily Herald', May 13, 1919
1919 - The Treaty of Versaills. "Peace and Future Cannon Fodder".
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