What is the historical background for Adolf Hitler’s condemnation of the Treaty of Versailles mentioned in Source 1?

(A) Hitler’s belief that Poland’s territorial borders should not be violated (B) A rising intolerance of ethnic and political minority groups (C) A widespread belief in Germany that it had been unfairly treated at the end of World War I (D) Hitler’s attempted collaboration with Italian leader Benito MussoliniExplanation: It was widely felt in Germany that the Treaty of Versailles had treated Germany poorly at the conclusion of World War I. While there are many causes behind the start of World War II, one of the principal ones was the Nazi Party’s aggressive foreign policy, which, in part, was a reaction to a perception of national humiliation following World War I. Choice (C) is correct.