CLEP Western Civ II

Category - WWII

Hitler's first act of aggression in Europe was which of the following?
  1. Invading Russia
  2. Occupying the Rhineland
  3. The military coup that brought him to power in Germany
  4. Taking over Czechoslovakia
  5. Dividing Poland with Russia
Explanation
Answer: B - In 1936, Hitler occupied the Rhineland. The Treaty of Locarno had designated this as a demilitarized zone, and Hitler broke the treaty when he reclaimed it for Germany. He would go on to take Poland, before the occupation of Czechoslovakia brought the British to declare war against Germany in 1939.
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