USA HISTORY

WORLD WAR II 1941 1945

THE START OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When Germany annexed Austria and remilitarized the Rhineland, it was a violation of
A
The Munich Agreement
B
The Treaty of Versailles
C
The Kellogg-Briand Pact
D
The Nuremberg Laws
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The remilitarization of the Rhineland (German: Rheinlandbesetzung) began on 7 March 1936, when German military forces entered the Rhineland, which directly contravened the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties. Neither France nor Britain was prepared for a military response, so they did not act.

Detailed explanation-2: -Nazi leader Adolf Hitler violates the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact by sending German military forces into the Rhineland, a demilitarized zone along the Rhine River in western Germany.

Detailed explanation-3: -On 7 March 1936 German troops re-occupied the Rhineland, a de-militarised zone according to the Treaty of Versailles. This action was directly against the terms which Germany had accepted after the First World War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Adolf Hitler knew that both France and Britain were militarily stronger than Germany, . However, he became convinced that they were unwilling to go to war. He therefore decided to break another aspect of the Treaty of Versailles by sending German troops into the Rhineland.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Hitler’s first violation of the Treaty of Versailles was the remilitarization of the Rhineland, which took place on 7th of March 1936.

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