HISTORY
WORLD WAR I AND THE RUSSIAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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Germany had to accept responsibility for starting the war
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German leaders would go to jail for their actions during the war
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Germany had to pay the United States and Russia
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France gave Germany money to reduce its military strength
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Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty’s so-called “war guilt” clause forced Germany and other Central Powers to take all the blame for World War I. This meant a loss of territories, reduction in military forces, and reparation payments to Allied powers.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the most controversial terms of the treaty was the War Guilt clause, which explicitly and directly blamed Germany for the outbreak of hostilities. The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.
Detailed explanation-3: -The war guilt clause of the treaty deemed Germany the aggressor in the war and consequently made Germany responsible for making reparations to the Allied nations in payment for the losses and damage they had sustained in the war.
Detailed explanation-4: -The concept of war guilt is associated with the Treaty of Versailles. Article 231 of the Treaty required that Germany take the blame for starting the First World War. It is perhaps the part of the Treaty which upset the German people the most, as they didn’t feel Germany was responsible for starting the war.