WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On March 7, 1936, Adolf Hitler sent over 20, 000 troops back into the Rhineland, an area that was supposed to remain a demilitarized zone according to the Treaty of Versailles. The area known as the Rhineland was a strip of German land that borders France, Belgium, and the Netherlands.

Detailed explanation-2: -In the morning of 7 March 1936, German troops occupied the Rhineland, a part of Germany that bordered on France. According to the Treaty of Versailles, Germany was not allowed to station an army there. Hitler took a big risk, as he did not know how the Allies would react. He only deployed 3, 000 soldiers.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rearmament process was well underway. It was however, a risky move. If Hitler had been defeated here he would have lost the support of the German army. Hitler calculated that he would have the best chance of success in March 1936.

Detailed explanation-4: -Between 3000 and 1800 bce, during the Neolithic Period (New Stone Age), large areas along the Rhine were settled by Celtic and Germanic peoples. Incorporated into the Roman Empire in the 1st century bce, Rhineland formed the northeastern border region of the Gallic provinces for about 500 years.