During peace meetings, some of the allies wanted to bring against germany.

it foreshadows the theme of the paragraph and hints the topic that will be discussed in the paragraph!

an era of negotiation.

is that an answer to your question?

the right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: "their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.  " the  participant in european imperialism is being described below is that  their policy of "divide and rule" pitted political groups against each other to keep any one group from becoming too powerful.