Question

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between Statements (I) and (II).

(I) Hitler wanted to re-establish the prestige of Germany after the First World War.

(II) Hitler flouted the military clauses in the Treaty of Versailles and declared re-armament.

Options

• (II) contradicts (I).

• (I) is the reason for (II).

• (I) is true, but (II) is false.

• (I) and (II) are independent of each other.

Answer 1

(I) is the reason for (II).

Explanation:

Hitler’s desire to restore Germany’s prestige (I) served as the fundamental motive for his specific rearmament actions. By breaching the Treaty of Versailles’ military constraints, Hitler hoped to return Germany from a defeated, constrained nation to a dominant European force. Thus, the desire to reclaim national honour directly provoked and justified his defiance of the international treaty.