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 annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland region. Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia’s Sudetenland region. Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France. Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France. Germany seized the oil-rich Chinese province of Manchuria. Germany seized the oil-rich Chinese province of Manchuria. Germany invaded the northeastern African nation of Ethiopia.

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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 occurred in March 1936 and was a direct violation of the Treaty of Versailles, which had demilitarized the Rhineland.