I personally believe so but that is not how our nation was created.
This probably does not help much but is my opinion.
The answer to your question is,
Germany had surrendered, they didn't want to fight anymore nor could they. All of the nations agreed to stop fighting while the terms of peace were noted. Formally, though, the actual reason why WWl ended was due to Germany and the allied nations signing the Treaty of Versailles.
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The theory of mercantilism motivated overseas exploration as it posited that a country's power depended mainly on its wealth. Consequently, various nations sought to increase their wealth and power by establishing colonies where they could extract resources such as minerals which determined the wealth of a nation
I believe it's quadratic, as quadratic matches the second time while linear matches the first time you find the differences.