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War guilt clause
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The Treaty of Versailles was what ended World War I. The document placed all of the blame on Germany, even though Austria-Hungary started the war. The Treaty took most of Germany's army, took a good chunk of Germany's land, and actually triggered a significant economic depression in Germany. The Treaty of Versailles was what ultimately lead to World War II.
Article 231 placed the blame of the war on Germany and it's allies. This meant that all losses and damages from the war were Germany's responsibility and they had to make reparations. Germany was unhappy with this article because it placed a huge debt on them.
depending on which treaty of Versailles you're talking about, Im going to assume its not the one that unified Germany but the one that ended world war I. one of the main issues that it had was that the reparations that were placed on Germany were so harsh that Germany started to get bad intentions,, many people blame the treaty for starting WWII!
The Treaty of Versailles
Germany was largely blamed for World War 1. The Treaty of Versailles, signed in 1919, placed full responsibility for the war on Germany and its allies and imposed large reparations on them. This blame contributed to the political and economic instability in Germany during the post-war period.
Hitler placed the blame on the Jewish. After the treaty Germany owed a lot of money and it was mostly the Jewish who was in control of Germany's finances. So when the Germans were looking for someone to blame, Hitler placed the blame on the Jews wish lead to the Holocaust.
Hitler defied the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles because he believed it was unjust and humiliating for Germany. He saw the restrictions placed on Germany, such as military disarmament and territorial loss, as hindrances to the country's greatness. Hitler sought to undo the treaty and regain German power and territory, which ultimately led to the outbreak of World War II.
The treaty of Versailles was an cause of the Holocaust. The demands placed on Germany in the treaty required the country to give lands back to the Allied forces or back to the people that had populated them, such as East Prussia which was supposd to be returned to Poland. In addition to this provision, the heartland of Germany also had to accept military forces being stationed throughout Germany to guard against another war for the following fifteen years. The central part of Germany was demilitarized.
The European nations affected by the five treaties established at the end of WWI the treaty of Versailles. The Treaty of Versailles placed the blame of the war squarely on Germany and was meant to prevent her from starting another war. Austria-Hungary lost most of its population to neighboring countries.