a driving motive behind germanys policies in the 1930's was a,b,c, or d?

Question

a. a desire to restore the Hohenzollern dynasty
b. an effort to overturn the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles
c. a desire to eliminate the threat Benito Mussolini posed to germany
d. the hope that the League of Nations would admit Germany

Answer 1

b. The ending of WWI and the Treaty of Versailles laided the ground work for WWII in Europe

Answer 2

This is a good opportunity to identify the bad answers first, and see what's left.

First, think about the 1930s in Germany.

The economy was failing. Germany was paying reparations, especially to France, for World War I. Hitler and the National Socialist Party gained power - in part because they proposed (ugh) a "solution" to both.

Now, let's see how the answers do.

A - Why would the new power in Germany want a return to the Hohenzollern Dynasty? Doesn't make sense on the face of it.

B - What was the Treaty of Versailles? It was what forced Germany to pay reparations for World War I, for one thing. That sounds reasonable.

C - Did Mussolini pose a threat to Germany? I never heard of that. In fact, Germany was an industrial power with a large army and many more citizens than Italy. Not likely.

D - The League of Nations had led the efforts to punish Germany in the prewar years. It was as popular among the rising National Socialists as the Treaty of Versailles. Very unlikely.

I hope this helps. You can do this with almost any fair multiple choice question.

Answer 3

I would say "a" is the best choices of what you give, even though "b" has some validity to it IF you think only of what Adolf Hitler wanted. Usually history books attribute the movement to overturn the Versailles Treaty to Hitler alone. I have heard some comments in favor of "c", but that was minor in the overall perspective, and Hitler soon proved much more powerful than Mussolini. I truly can't remember to what extent "d" had anything to do with Germany's activities in the 1930's, although I wouldn't rule it out. I hope I scored well, and if you use my answer, I hope it scores well for you. God Bless you.

Answer 4

B. As a result of this and secret pacts with countries like Russia, Germany was able to remobilize its army and eventually invade Czechoslovakia and Poland. The entire platform of the Nazi party was to restore the power of the German people and to blame the jews for the downfall which was actually caused by the Treaty of Versailles.

Answer 5

b

Answer 6

B