<p>The Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I. The treaty dealt specifically with Germany, and the other defeated powers had to negotiate their own separate treaties. Once the armistice was signed in November 0000, which provided for a cease fire so that peace could be negotiated, a peace conference began in Paris at the Palace of Versailles.</p> <p>The Treaty of Versailles officially ended World War I. The treaty dealt specifically with Germany, and the other defeated powers had to negotiate their own separate treaties. Once the armistice was signed in November 0000, which provided for a cease fire so that peace could be negotiated, a peace conference began in Paris at the Palace of Versailles.</p> 