The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I between the German Empire and the Allied Powers, had a specific clause in Article 231. The clause is known as the War Guilt Clause. It was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles.
reparations (because of the war guilt for World War One)
At the start of the US involvement in WW II, the US was attacked by the Japanese. When the US declared that a state of war existed between the US and Japan, Germany declared war on the US. Your question should be was Germany justified in declaring war on the US.
the allied forces
War guilt clause
The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
Commonly known as the "Guilt Clause" or the "War Guilt Clause", Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles.
Clause 231 was that Germany had to accept war guilt for starting the war.
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)
War guilt clause
Austria-Hungary
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.
War guilt clause
Forced Germany to admit sole responsibility for started WWI
Germany. The War Guilt Clause was included as an excuse for all the harsh punishments and restrictions directed at Germany. The Clause forced Germany to admit that the war was their fault and that they should be punished.