Notes
-Germany admits guilt to starting the war
-Accept all parts of treaty
-Most hated part of the whole thing
-Poland was given a piece of Germanys land (Sea access) Polish Corridor
-limit army to 100,000 man (Kept all their leadership, Generals)
-No navy or airforce
-Loss Merchant fleet
-Demilitarized the rhineland
-Unification of Austria and Germany was forbidden
Summary
The War Guilt Clause was set up to make Germany admit to starting the war and take responsibility. Germany hated this more then every other punishment that was given for losing the war.
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Quotes
"perhaps the single greatest cause of World war II was the peace treaty that ended World war I: The War guilt clause"
Subjunctive question
If Germany did not have to admit to being guilty would Germany have had less anger? Would they not feel the need to seek revenge?