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In 1918, Germany was in a bad way. They had not planned for a long war, and the British blockade was taking its toll on civilian goods. With the massive burden of supporting a huge army, the German people were starving. There was a very real threat of Communist revolution, with Soviet agents promoting "peace at any price" and touting a communist takeover as the only means of attaining that peace.
Even after the armistice, the blockade continued and of course there was still the army to feed even though it was now doing nothing. The allies deliberately prolonged the "negotiations" to get better terms from Germany. The suffering in Germany was great, and it was the memory of that period that Hitler used to promote his program and to build hatred of the Jews, who were widely believed to have sent money to England (untrue, but many Germans believed it). The allies, naturally, felt that Germany started the war, which it did, and deserved what it got.
In any case, World War, Part II, got underway in 1939.
Jim
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