On November 11, 1918, the Germans finally ended the First World War by signing an armistice after numerous losses. At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, the "Big Four" met to deliberate and decide what the terms of peace would be for the defeated Central Powers. The peace treaty produced for Germany was the Treaty of Versailles, which Germany had no choice but to sign even though the punishment was harsh and deserved. The Treaty of Versailles confiscated Germany's conquered lands, much of its army, and declared that Germany must compensate the Allied Powers for the damage they had caused. The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts responsibility of Germany and its Allies for causing all loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a result of the war against them. been imposed by the aggression of Germany and its allies. Germany and the other Central Powers received all the blame for the World War. I. BUT THEY COULD NOT HAVE LOST THE WAR WITHOUT FIGHTING THE WINNERS OF THE WAR. Before World War I, countries around the world exuded such nationalist pride in modernization and colonization. The more colonies they reached and the more industrialized a country became, the more power it had. Britain was the first country to truly industrialize, but Germany quickly caught up and also created a large navy. Russia supported Serbian Slavic nationalism and Germany supported Austria-Hungary. France and Germany nearly went to war over the African colonies in 1905. Tension between the countries was present, causing alliances to form between Germany and Austria. The Triple Entente between France, Russia and England was also created. The idea...... middle of paper ......ization but it caught up with the other European powers. If they won the war, they would surpass previous European powers, such as France and Britain, and prevail. All the countries that took part in the war fought because they wanted to protect the power their country had at the time and did not want to fall because of the rise of another. Since the goal of the war was actually to prevent other countries from gaining more power, Germany was not entirely wrong in the way it fought the Allies. The Treaty of Versailles was reasonable in the sense that Germany had to face the consequences of its actions. . And it is understandable that the Allied Powers won the war and therefore it is they who inflict the punishment. However, the Allied Powers also took part in the war. That's how they won and they couldn't win the war without contributing to it..