The War Guilt Clause
"Perhaps the single greatest cause of World War II was born out of the Peace Treaty that ended World War I: The War Guilt Clause"
*Germany had to accept responsablilty for starting the war and everything that happened after that
*Germany could not accept that, because both sides had some part of the war
*Forced to sign this and had to do everything that was thrusted upon them afterwards as well
*This was what angered Germany the most
*Hitler used this anger from this clause to form his base and get others to rally behind him and his nazi army
*Germany had to accept responsablilty for starting the war and everything that happened after that
*Germany could not accept that, because both sides had some part of the war
*Forced to sign this and had to do everything that was thrusted upon them afterwards as well
*This was what angered Germany the most
*Hitler used this anger from this clause to form his base and get others to rally behind him and his nazi army
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Summary
By forcing Germany to sign this clause it essentially just angered them more creating the backdrop hitler needed to help him get his armies and be able to start WWII.