Read Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles.The Allied governments affirm, and Germany accepts, the responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the loss and damage to which the Allied governments and their peoples have been subjected as a consequence of the war.

Article 231 assigns Germany and its allies responsibility for the losses and damage caused by the war. This responsibility was used to require Germany to pay reparations, so the correct choice is “Germany would have to pay war reparations.”

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