WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

WORLD WAR II

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A major factor in Hitler’s rise to power was the:
A
Establishment of the United Nations
B
German resentment towards the Treaty of Versailles
C
US neutrality
D
Italian invasion of Poland
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The terms of the Treaty were very damaging to Germany: territory was taken from Germany-depriving it of valuable industrial and agricultural income. Article 231, the War Guilt Clause blamed Germany and her allies for starting the war – this led to feelings of humiliation and anger.

Detailed explanation-2: -A main goal of the Nazi Party was to restore Germany to world power status through abolishing the Treaty. The Nazi Party cited Versailles as the root of all the crises that struck Germany. The success of Nazism depended on conflict and crisis, making the Treaty of Versailles necessary to the Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -The terms of the treaty required that Germany pay financial reparations, disarm, lose territory, and give up all of its overseas colonies. It also called for the creation of the League of Nations, an institution that President Woodrow Wilson strongly supported and had originally outlined in his Fourteen Points address.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main reasons why the Germans hated the Treaty of Versailles was because they thought it was unfair. Germany had not taken part in the Conference. The terms were imposed upon Germany – when Germany disagreed, the Allies threatened to go to war again.

Detailed explanation-5: -The German government feared an attack by the Allied forces, which was the main reason why the signed the Treaty of Versailles at the end of World War I. they feared the threat of an attack by the Allied forces.

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