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Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles
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Interesting Facts
Article 231
- Article 231 became one of Hitler's major campaign issues
- The U.S. refused to ratify this treaty
- It took six months to make this treaty
- The German representative's did not have a choice of not signing this document
- Many people blame this article in particular for causing World War 2
Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles stated that Germany and her allies were the blame for the outbreak of World War 1 and all of the damage caused.
The effect of Article 231
Article 231 had a profound effect on many people's lives. It gave some sort of peace to those who were on the side of the allies. They felt as though this document and article handed the blame to its rightful recipients. But, on the other hand, you had those who felt very unjustified and hurt. The effects for those on the losing side included a brief loss of nationalism,peace,joy and pride. I say that these feelings were brief because later down the rode a man named Adolph Hitler would put these emotions back into the Germans.
What makes this so significant?
The significance of this is that it allowed the war to come to an official "peaceful end". Germany was greatly humiliated by the allied powers and was finally taking full responsibility for starting the war and causing all of the damage done in the war. Germany was left so weak to the point that many thought it would never be a major world power again or in the near future.
The Treaty of Versailles
This document was signed on June 28,1919 in Paris,France. This treaty marked the official end of World War 1. The allies signed this treaty except for the United States of America. America did not want to punish the Centrals too bad to the point where they would be very bitter in the near future. Germany was forced to sign the Treaty of Versailles or it would be invaded by all of the allies.The Treaty of Versailles left Germany politically humiliated,deprived of military power, and under legal sanctions.
Article 231
Article 231 in the Treaty of Versailles was nicknamed the War Guilt Clause. That is because this article was specifically made to put shame and guilt upon the Germans. The Germans hated this because they felt as though they were not the ones to blame for the outbreak of war. This filled many of them with a strong resentment against the allies.