The Treaty Of Versailles: The War Guilt Clause

The Treaty of Versailles was a document that was written in 1919 that ended World War l and was meant to disable Germany, limit their resources and prevent them from having the power to start another war. However, the treaty was very unfair and put Germany in a position where they couldn’t respond to it at all or try to level with the other countries while discussing the terms. This treaty ended up just being a truce for twenty years and then being a leading factor for the start of World War ll by leaving Germany weak, unstable, and vulnerable to being taken over by a bad form of power. The main ways this harsh treatment can be seen are through the war guilt clause, land reparations, and military restrictions on Germany. The War Guilt Clause is a prime example of why the Treaty of Versailles was unfair. The War Guilt Clause, also known as …show more content…
Whether all the nations agreed on this or not, without the War Guilt Clause, there could be future legal difficulties with the reparations. This clause was able to put all the blame on Germany, set it in stone, and then make them pay for it.