<P> Article 231 , often known as the War Guilt Clause , was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles , which ended the First World War between the German Empire and the Allied and Associated Powers . The article did not use the word `` guilt '' but it served as a legal basis to compel Germany to pay reparations for the war . </P>
<P> Article 231 , often known as the War Guilt Clause , was the opening article of the reparations section of the Treaty of Versailles , which ended the First World War between the German Empire and the Allied and Associated Powers . The article did not use the word `` guilt '' but it served as a legal basis to compel Germany to pay reparations for the war . </P>
the part of the treaty of versailles that assigned blame for world war i to germany
the part of the treaty of versailles that assigned blame for world war i to germany
Article 231
Article 231