28 June 1919: The Treaty of Versailles was signed—Months of talks originally intended only to agree the Entente's position before negotiations with Germany resulting in a "take it or leave it" treaty; the Weimar chancellor, Philipp Scheidemann, resigned from office; after the Entente threatened invasion, the new chancellor, Gustav Bauer, capitulated; China, alone among the Entente, refused to sign.
Lest we forget.
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