Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the War Guilt Clause, was a statement that assigned responsibility for beginning World War I. It reads as follows:The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies.According to the excerpt, who was responsible for World War I?

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR

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Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, known as the War Guilt Clause, was a statement that assigned responsibility for beginning World War I. It reads as follows:"The Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her allies."According to the excerpt, who was responsible for World War I?

A	Austro-Hungarian Empire
B	Serbia
C	Germany
D	Russia

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -2, November 1, 1923 stated: “Article 231 of the Versailles Treaty at most amounts to no more than an acceptance by Germany of the affirmance by the Allied and Associated Governments of Germany’s responsibility for all loss and damage suffered as a consequence of the war-a moral responsibility.

Detailed explanation-2: -Perhaps the most humiliating portion of the treaty for defeated Germany was Article 231, commonly known as the “War Guilt Clause, ” which forced the German nation to accept complete responsibility for initiating World War I.

Detailed explanation-3: -ARTICLE 213. So long as the present Treaty remains in force, Germany undertakes to give every facility for any investigation which the Council of the League of Nations, acting if need be by a majority vote, may consider necessary.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles (1919) is commonly known as the “Guilt Clause” or the “War Guilt Clause", in which Germany was forced to take complete responsibility for starting World War I.

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WORLD WAR I

CAUSES AND COURSE OF THE WAR