WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hitler reoccupies the Rhineland, violating the Treaty of Versailles. 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-2: -The Treaty of Versailles held Germany responsible for starting the war and imposed harsh penalties on the Germans, including loss of territory, massive reparations payments and demilitarization.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -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-5: -The remilitarization and the German rearmament changed the balance of power in Europe from France and its allies towards Germany by allowing Germany to pursue a policy of aggression in Western Europe that had been blocked by the demilitarized status of the Rhineland.