Although Germany had announced a complete cease-fire, this did not mean the war had completely ended.
Before the German representatives officially signed the peace treaty, Germany was still at war with the Allies.
If the theme during the war was how to defeat Germany, then the theme now after the temporary cease-fire was discussing how to divide Germany.
Although every country's goal was to obtain sufficient profit while teaching Germany a profound lesson.
However, the attitudes of different countries towards handling Germany varied. For example, the French wanted to weaken Germany as much as possible, annex more land, and even completely eliminate the possibility of Germany competing with France again.
But the British would never agree to this. Weakening the Germans could be done, but it had to be within a reasonable scope.
