Question

Question

Which of these statements best explains how Adolf Hitler first defied the article in the Treaty of Versailles that prevented Germany from rebuilding its military after World War I?(1 point)
Responses

Germany invaded the northeastern African nation of Ethiopia.
Germany invaded the northeastern African nation of Ethiopia.

Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland region.
Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland region.

Germany seized the oil-rich Chinese province of Manchuria.
Germany seized the oil-rich Chinese province of Manchuria.

Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France

Answer 1

The statement that best explains how Adolf Hitler first defied the article in the Treaty of Versailles that prevented Germany from rebuilding its military after World War I is:

Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France.

This action, taken in March 1936, directly violated the demilitarization clauses of the Treaty of Versailles and was one of Hitler's first moves to openly challenge the terms of the treaty.