The ending of World War I brought the end of destruction and killing for the time being and the counties that stood victorious had to commence a strategy to unit the nations, as well as punish the Germans for the wrong they had done. The treaty was very weak in many respects and many opposed its passing.

The four powers meaning; France, Italy, Britain, and the United States met at the Paris Peace Conference "in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles" (Danzer et al. 400) and deliberated negotiations for six months then the treaty was finally signed on June 28, 1919. Unlike the custom of the times the countries did not send for the defeated nations to join in the peace conference. This is because Russia was under Communist rule and Germany was the focal reason of why the war went on so long and there were so...