Question

On which country did the war-guilt clause in the Treaty of Versailles place the blame for World War I? A. Great Britain B. Germany C. Austria Hungary D. Russia

Answer 1

B. Germany. The clause aimed blame at Germany for causing WW1. It reads: "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."

Answer 2

B. Germany

The War Guilt clause of the Treaty of Versailles was assigned to Germany.

Germany had to sign the war guilt clause which meant they had to take full responsibility for the war. This clause put high reparations on Germany and a forced demilitarization of the country's armed forces. Germany would become demoralized as a result of the war guilt clause and is often referenced as the reason for the rise of Hitler and World War II.