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 ? (1 point) 1. Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France . 2. Germany seized the oil -rich Chinese province of Manchuria . 3. Germany annexed Austria and Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland region . 4. Germany invaded the northeastern African nation of Ethiopia .

The correct statement is: 1. Germany sent troops to occupy the Rhineland region bordering France.