Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: The aftermath of the war and the Paris Peace Conference , 1919 affected the Olympic Games not only due to new states being created , but also by sanctions against the nations that lost the war and were blamed for starting it .
Simplified: The results of World War I and the Versailles Peace Conference affected the Olympic Games because new states were created . The Games were also affected by sanctions against the nations that lost the war and received the blame for starting it .