World War 1- Why was Germany blamed in the Treaty of Versailles

Question

In World War 1, Serbia started the war by killing the Austria-Hungary king. Since Serbia started the war, why was Germany blamed in the Treaty of Versailles, which ended the war?

Answer 1

Germany was heavily blamed in the Treaty of Versailles because of the extreme nature of their military during WWI. Much of France had been devastated by the Germans military. Many other countries from around thee. world wanted to punish Germany in the Treaty to prevent them from building up their military again and starting another war.