Question

What did the War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles mandate?

• A. Germany was expected to pay over 6 billion pounds in war reparations.
• B. Germany lost its colonies.
• C. Germany lost 13 percent of its territories.
• D. Germany would assume responsibility for all damages incurred in the First World War.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

Germany would assume responsibility for all damages incurred in the First World War.

The War Guilt Clause of the Treaty of Versailles mandated that Germany assume responsibility for all damages incurred in the First World War. The country was, thus, expected to pay over 6 billion pounds in war reparations. It paid off its final instalment in October 2010.