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The war guilt clause forced Germany to take all the blame for World War I.
The Treaty of Versailles was the main peace settlement after World War One. The Treaty of Versailles forced Germany to take the full blame of starting the war, and they had to pay the costs of the war, which included factories, bridges, and ammunition. This added to about $33 billion US.Needless to say, this caused Germany to go deep into debt, and Germany was crippled.
Abraham Lincoln placed blame for the Civil War squarely on the seceded Southern States. He viewed the secession as an act of treason, which justified the start of the Civil War.
During the formal negotiations that followed World War I, as the contending nations both victorious and defeated worked out a final peace treaty, Great Britain's fundamental position was that Germany was responsible for the outbreak of World War I. Despite this general position, Britain's view of reparations (and other punishments) was more lenient than that of France, her ally during the war.
WW1 was effected by fighting at sea because of the u-boats that they where using at sea. The lustinana got hit and sunk by the Germans. So that made the u.s very mad and joined the war. Great Britain and France and very more are againts Germany and think that Germany should take the blame for the war.