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The First World War was and still is one of most horrific examples of modern warfare that world had ever seen, yet still, nearly a century later, historians have not been able to come to a majorital concludion regarding who was responsible for such a catastrophy. When the war came to an end on the 11th November 1918 Germany was believed to be responsible for the outbreak of war, this was to be reinforced by the Treaty Of Versailles the following year, in which Article 231, the “war guilt clause” pinned the outbreak of war down to Germany. Traditional, orthodox historians still agree with this “war guilt clause” and believe Germany and her allies are solely responsible for the outbreak of war. Revisionist, contemporary historians have, however, in the past few decades, discussed the idea that perhaps the war was a result of the collective responsibility of all of the powers involved.
One important factor in determining german responsibility is Germanys foreign policy during the years building up to war.
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