USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Select the three statements that are correct.
A
German troops move into Belgium causing British and French troops to move to block them from entering France
B
Germans use blitzkrieg to make a hole in the British and French line
C
Germans use blitzkrieg to make a whole in the offensive line
D
With Germany making a hole, they effectively surround the British and France and push them to the sea
E
With Germany making a hole in the line, they effectively are able to run the football for a first down
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The treaty required demilitarization of the Rhineland, the loss of 13% of Germany’s prewar territories, and extensive reparation payments by Germany.

Detailed explanation-2: -The treaty forced Germany to disarm, to make territorial concessions, and to pay reparations to the Allied powers in the staggering amount of $5 billion.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Versailles Treaty forced Germany to give up territory to Belgium, Czechoslovakia and Poland, return Alsace and Lorraine to France and cede all of its overseas colonies in China, Pacific and Africa to the Allied nations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Schlieffen Plan, battle plan first proposed in 1905 by Alfred, Graf (count) von Schlieffen, chief of the German general staff, that was designed to allow Germany to wage a successful two-front war.

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