Article 231 of the Treaty of Versailles places the blame of the
war solely on Germany and her allies. This is the quote: The
Allied and Associated Governments affirm and Germany accepts the
responsibility of Germany and her allies for causing all the
loss and damage to which the Allied and Associated Governments
and their nationals have been subjected as a consequence of the
war imposed upon them by the aggression of Germany and her
allies. Many historians who use the war guilt methodology have
different views as to what countries in question were to blame
for provoking the world war. My professor explained that he has
read books arguing that the weight the blame is on Russia for
siding with Serbia in the Balkan Wars. The First World War could
then be viewed as the Third Balkan War. Another popular view is
that Great Britain was at fault. Had she allied with Germany and
put aside her fears of Germany's growing navy, there would have
been no war. Great Britain was itching for a war against Germany
because ther