The Cause Of The War Guilt Clauses

The treaty of Versailles had a large impact against Germany. It significantly slowed down the economy, colonies were lost to the Allies, industrial areas were taken over, German soil was lost to other countries. War reparations were created to lock down Germany’s economy so it could never recover, which in turn lead to the great depression. Because the Treaty of Versailles caused the great depression, it allowed Hitler and the Nazis to take advantage of

The War Guilt Clause was a significant political factor that took place from the treaty of Versailles. It forced Germany to take the blame for causing the first war, and that it had fix what was caused. While the Aliens considered the Clause a mundane addition to the treaty, it caused a large political storm in Germany. Germany refused to sign away their honor until army commander Paul von Hindenburg stated that Germany was in no condition to resume the war, and had to surrender.
However, he used the government as a scapegoat for signing it, causing the German military to stand back, and that these socialist leaders had betrayed Germany. Hindenburg stated that the army had been stabbed in the back by the civilian government, and claimed that they only accepted the war guilt clause in order to defend themselves against the Allies.
Hitler and the Nazis took advantage of these events in the 20s by empathising with the public, military, and Right Wing, that they were stabbed in the back by the government and gained their support.
As well as causing the public to lose trust in it’s government, the treaty of Versailles caused Germany to collapse economically, leading to the great depression, which was also a significant factor that helped Hitler rise to