When, in May 7th, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was presented in its completion to Germany's foreign minister, Count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau, he responded with anger. He said, "It is demanded that we confess ourselves guilty. Such a confession in my mouth would be a lie" (Elson 30". After deliberation, Brockdorff-Rantzau made the decision to resign rather than sign the treaty...
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After deliberation, Brockdorff-Rantzau made the decision to resign rather than sign the treaty. The ?war guilt' clause was later found to be another way that the Big Four were attempting to keep Germany down. By accepting complete responsibility for the beginning of the First World War, Germany left itself at the mercy of the Allied Powers...
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