The Treaty of Versailles, dated June 28, 1919, signaled the end of World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers. The major reason for the treaty was the desire for peace and stability in Europe through the reconfiguration of the map, creating new countries like Poland and Czechoslovakia, and strictly limiting Germany's territorial and military control. Even though the impacts of the treaty would be far-reaching and include the colonies in Africa and Asia, it was essentially designed to end the European turmoil of the war.