3740422 Clemenceau, Wilson and Lloyd George leaving the Palace of Versailles after signing the peace treaty, 1919 (b/w photo) by Keystone View Company; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dominated by France, America and Britain, allied negotiations to establish peace terms opened in Paris in January 1919 but quarrels over the extent of Germany\'s punishment meant the defeated central powers were not invited until the end of April - they reluctantly signed the Treaty at Versailles on June 28th. Wilson proposed the League of Nations as part of his 14 point plan for peace in Europe but Republicans in Congress voted against the treaty and the United States never became a member.); American, out of copyright.