Politics

War guilt clause

Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles, which stated that Germany and its allies accepted responsibility for all the loss and damage caused by the war. It was the legal basis for reparations and was bitterly resented in Germany.

Mentioned in

• Chapter II Thirty-Seven Days to War §10 Who Was to Blame?
• Chapter VIII The Reckoning and the Remaking Overview§3 The Treaty of Versailles