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How much impact did the war guilt clause have on German public?
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∙ 11y ago
The 'war guilt clause' of the Treaty of Versailles, which followed the cessation of hostilities in World War I and formally ended that war, had a profoundly negative effect on the German people. The most negative effect was undeniably the resentment against the West that gradually increased among Germans: this resentment was utilized by Hitler and the Nazis in their rise to power, and it served as one primary cause of World War II.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 15y ago# Article 231 (also called the war guilt clause) was used as the justification for making Germany pay reparations. # The war guilt clause had (or seemed to have) moral implications. # Some politicians deliberately stirred up intense anger about the 'war guilt' clause. # Some felt the clause implied that Germany was a rogue state. The fact that Germany was not admitted to the League of Nations till 1925-26 heightened this impression.
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∙ 11y agoThe War Guilt Clause was met with discontent from the German people. The causes of the First World War were very complicated and it was unfair to blame Germany solely.
However, the biggest cause for the dislike of the clause was that accepting full blame for the war brought with it a whole host of responsibilities. Accepting the War Guilt Clause meant that all the damage in the war was blamed on the Germans who had to foot the bill with the £6.6 billion reparations - also set out in the Treaty of Versailles. Reparations further crippled Germany's ruined economy briniging with it great hardship for ordinary Germans.
The clause also gave the victors more of a reason to punish German with the rest of the Treaty of Versailles. The War Guilt Clause could therefore have been seen as the excuse used by the Big 3 to impose such an unfair treaty on Germany to suit their own needs.
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∙ 13y agoArticle 231 read:
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.
Germany obviously wouldn't have felt great about this clause, as it meant the blame for the war rested squarely on their shoulders. It also meant they would have to pay reparation fees to the United States that would reach into the billions of dollars.
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∙ 13y agoThey felt that they weren't the aggressors in World War 1, later they blamed the Versailles Treaty, which included the guilt clause, on Jewish Generals
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∙ 11y agoQuite badly.
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What was Part of the treaty of Versailles that placed responsibility for the war solely on Germany?
War guilt clause
What was clause 231?
Clause 231 was that Germany had to accept war guilt for starting the war.
Which country had to sign the war-guilt clause in the Treaty of Versailles?
Austria-Hungary
What was the main opposition to the Treaty of Versailles?
That Germany was being Punished for something it was not responsible for. The Treaty of Versailles blamed Germany, and Germany alone for the outbreak of WWI, when this was not the case. Yes Germany wanted war, but it began with an assassination in Austri and, many different nations joined the war for different reasons. Therefore the war guilt clause of the treaty, was arguably the most difficult for the German people to swallow. The War guilt clause hand in hand with huge reparations, consequently had an immense impact on the coming years. It is believed to be one of the direct causes for the Kapp Putch therefore the rise of nationalism and ultimately the coming of Adolf hitler to power in 1933.
Which part of the Treaty or Versailles was more important in causing immense anger in Germany was it The loss of territory in Europe or the War Guilt and reparations?
Definently Article 231, aka "The War Guilt Clause"
What clause said Germany was responsible for World War 1?
Commonly known as the "Guilt Clause" or the "War Guilt Clause", Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles.
What was Part of the treaty of Versailles that placed responsibility for the war solely on Germany?
War guilt clause
What was the war guilt clause of World War 1?
The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
What was the most humiliating clause Germany was forced to sign?
War Guilt clause
What is the definition of War-Guilt clause?
Commonly known as the "Guilt Clause" or the "War Guilt Clause", Article 231 is the first article in Part VIII, "Reparations" of the Treaty of Versailles. Apart from "Article 231", there is no title for this article in the treaty itself. ...(answered from Pakistan)
What was clause 231?
Clause 231 was that Germany had to accept war guilt for starting the war.
Which country had to sign the war-guilt clause in the Treaty of Versailles?
Austria-Hungary
What was Germany forced to sign after World War 1?
War guilt clause
War guilt clause?
Forced Germany to admit sole responsibility for started WWI
What did the war guilt clause do to the Germans?
The 'war guilt clause' of the Treaty of Versailles, which followed the cessation of hostilities in World War I and formally ended that war, had a profoundly negative effect on the German people. The most negative effect was undeniably the resentment against the West that gradually increased among Germans: this resentment was utilized by Hitler and the Nazis in their rise to power, and it served as one primary cause of World War II.
What did the war guilt clausein the treaty of Versailles require of Germany?
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles - the War Guilt Clause - stated that Germany had to accept blame for the war. This clause then allowed the Allies to order Germany to pay reparations... £6.6 BILLION.
How did Germans view the war-guilt clause?
They felt that it was unfair, because a serbian actually started the war.
