<P> The five major powers ( France , Britain , Italy , the U.S. , and Japan ) controlled the Conference . Amongst the `` Big Five '' , in practice Japan only sent a former prime minister and played a small role ; and the `` Big Four '' leaders dominated the conference . The four met together informally 145 times and made all the major decisions , which in turn were ratified by other attendees . The open meetings of all the delegations approved the decisions made by the Big Four . The conference came to an end on 21 January 1920 with the inaugural General Assembly of the League of Nations . </P>
<P> The five major powers ( France , Britain , Italy , the U.S. , and Japan ) controlled the Conference . Amongst the `` Big Five '' , in practice Japan only sent a former prime minister and played a small role ; and the `` Big Four '' leaders dominated the conference . The four met together informally 145 times and made all the major decisions , which in turn were ratified by other attendees . The open meetings of all the delegations approved the decisions made by the Big Four . The conference came to an end on 21 January 1920 with the inaugural General Assembly of the League of Nations . </P>
who was left out of the peace conference
who was left out of the peace conference
Japan
Japan