Original sentence: The most important aspect of the Treaty relating to the Dolchstoßlegende was the War Guilt Clause (Kriegsschuldklausel), which forced Germany to accept complete responsibility for the hostilities.There were also enormous war reparations to be paid over a period of 70 years, although they ended in 1931 (but were resumed after World War II)
Edited sentence: In addition, Germany was required to pay reparations for the civilian damage they had caused, although the abolished - after numerous modifications - 1932.The clause was seen, by Germans, as accepting complete responsibility for the war.The most important aspect of the Treaty, relating to the Dolchstoßlegende, was the Article 231 also known as the 'War Guilt Clause' (Kriegsschuldklausel).This article, which required Germany to accept responsibility for the damage they had caused (the same clause, mutatis mutandis, was inserted into the treaties signed by Germany's former war time allies), served as a legal basis to make Germany pay reparations while the following articles limited German responsibility to only civilian damages