WORLD HISTORY

WORLD WAR I

LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Remilitarising the Rhineland was Hitler’s first big risk. He new he should be careful, therefore his generals carried order to move out if the French acted against them.
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -For example, the remilitarisation of the Rhineland increased international tension because it prompted France to seek more reassurance that they could rely on Britain as an ally in the event of German invasion.

Detailed explanation-2: -In a blatant violation of the treaty, on March 7, 1936, Hitler ordered German troops to reoccupy the zone. Hitler gambled that the western powers would not intervene. His action brought condemnation from Great Britain and France, but neither nation intervened to enforce the treaty.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1936 German forces marched over the River Rhine into the Rhineland. The Rhineland was designated a demilitarised zone by the Treaty of Versailles. Reoccupation of the area was a breach of the Treaty and of further Treaties such as the Locarno Pact.

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