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The Treaty of Versailles was a dictated settlement with no serious negotiations. The main purpose of the 'war guilt clause' was to lend some kind of justification to the reparations. It may well also have been the sincerely held view of at least some of the victors. The clause is at the beginning of the section on reparations.
The T of V was drawn up just after David Lloyd George had won an election in Britain, and in the election campaign he had promised to 'squeeze Germany till the pips squeak', to 'hang the Kaiser' and to make Britain 'a land fit for heroes'. The last of these promises was going to be very expensive to implement.
In the interwar period it was common in Germany to speak of the 'war guilt clause' as if it were the foundation of the entire treaty and as if had been formulated in order to humiliate Germany and turn it into a pariah. There's no evidence for this, and high number of the clause (#231 - out of 440) speaks against this. The aim was money and more money.
Perhaps not well noted, was that World War One ended up being radically different than everyone thought when it started. Politicians (and the public) throughout Europe assumed that the War would be like other European conflicts of the past century (in particular, both France and Germany saw it as a re-run of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870). That is, short, sharp, decisive, and over quickly with a very modest casualty count.
When it was revealed that the politicians had miscalculated, and that the "military geniuses" who had promised a short, decisive war were completely wrong, wholesale slaughter ruled.
So, a great deal of the Treaty of Versailles is about covering-their-ass on the part of Allied politicians. For, if Germany could be entirely blamed for the start of the War, it could be, by inference, be blamed for the massive deaths that had occurred.
So, in reality, the T of V blames Germany for the "excesses" of the War, and tries to recoupe the costs from Germany, all in hopes that the Allied public doesn't notice that much of the blame for the war (and the manner it was fought in) is really on the Allied politicians and military leadership.
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What was the treaty that blamed Germany in world war 1?
It was called the Treaty of the Versailles. See related link below.
Why was the treaty of Venezuela blamed for starting world war 2?
The treaty was called the Treaty of Versailles. It was a treaty that severely punished Germany for their atrocities and brutality and blamed Germany for the war. The treaty made Germany pay out millions in reparations, get rid of their military, stop manufacturing war products, turn over war items to other nations and a lot of other things were in the treaty. The Treaty had crippled the economy of Germany. People were starving, homeless, jobless and it was all due to the 14 points of the Treaty of Versailles. See the Link Below.
World war 1 was officially ended with the signing of the treaty of?
WW1 was ended with the Treaty of Versailles which blamed the war on Germany. Germany was so mad about this that, for their new dictator, they looked to Hitler for guidance This led up to WW2, in a way.
Who was blamed for World War I?
Germany was given all blame for ww1 in clause231 A of the treaty of Versailles. even though the assasination of Archduke franz Ferdinand started the war who was the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
What was the treaty of World War 2 that humiliated Germany?
None. There was a Treaty ending WW-1 that was consiered to be humiliation of Germany called the Treaty of Versailles.
Who was blamed for World War 1 at the signing of the Treaty of Versailles?
Germany
Was The Treaty of Versailles blamed the US for World War 1 true false?
False, Germany were blamed.
What was the treaty that blamed Germany in world war 1?
It was called the Treaty of the Versailles. See related link below.
What country was blamed for World War 1 in the Treaty of Versailles?
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.
What is the Treaty of Versailles and what was the result of it?
The treaty of versaille was a peace treaty at the end of World War 1. The treaty was received badly in Germany because they were blamed for the war. the treaty is linked to the rise of Hitler in WW2
Why was the treaty of Venezuela blamed for starting world war 2?
The treaty was called the Treaty of Versailles. It was a treaty that severely punished Germany for their atrocities and brutality and blamed Germany for the war. The treaty made Germany pay out millions in reparations, get rid of their military, stop manufacturing war products, turn over war items to other nations and a lot of other things were in the treaty. The Treaty had crippled the economy of Germany. People were starving, homeless, jobless and it was all due to the 14 points of the Treaty of Versailles. See the Link Below.
What document ended world war 1 and severely punished Germany?
Treaty of Versailles
What did Germany have to do in the treaty of versailes?
The treaty of Versailles forced Germany to start world war1.
Germany was harshly penalized and embittered at the end of World War 1 by who?
the Treaty of Versailles.
World war 1 was officially ended with the signing of the treaty of?
WW1 was ended with the Treaty of Versailles which blamed the war on Germany. Germany was so mad about this that, for their new dictator, they looked to Hitler for guidance This led up to WW2, in a way.
Why was Germany excluded from the league of nations?
One reason Germany was excluded was because they were blamed for starting World War I. Also, Germany supported neither the League of Nations nor the Treaty of Versailles.
What treaty required Germany to pay reparation after World War1?
The Treaty of Versailles
