... best path toward the settlement process. This process, due to the abrupt nature of the victory, led to a conflicting dynamic between the Allies and Germany, making the Allies' enforcement less effective than it could, or should, be. The enforcement was further affected by Germany's initial goals for nationalism and imperialism, which opposed the interests of the other European countries. Germany had much will of its own to fulfill her goals, thus hindering the settlement process and the enforcement of the Allies. Due to the nature of the sudden end of the war, neither winner nor loser was prepared. Germany was still in the aggressive mindset from the war and the Allies were suddenly overwhelmed with the victory that they may not have taken the most effective actions in order to solve what they believed had caused the war. The Allies' victory had influenced their capacity for settlement, and heightened ...

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