Which period saw boundary changes in Europe due to World War I and the invasions by Hitler's Germany?

Which period saw boundary changes in Europe due to World War I and the invasions by Hitler's Germany?

• A. Europe: After World War II
• B. Europe: Since 1990
• C. Europe: Before World War II
• D. Russia and the Former Soviet Union

Answer: (C)

Borders in Europe were redrawn during the interwar period, the time between World War I and World War II. After World War I ended in 1918, treaties like Versailles and the collapse of empires created new countries and shifted boundaries across the continent. Then, in the late 1930s, Hitler’s Germany pursued aggressive expansion—annexing Austria, dismembering parts of Czechoslovakia, and invading Poland—further altering borders before World War II began. So the period described is before World War II.

Borders in Europe were redrawn during the interwar period, the time between World War I and World War II. After World War I ended in 1918, treaties like Versailles and the collapse of empires created new countries and shifted boundaries across the continent. Then, in the late 1930s, Hitler’s Germany pursued aggressive expansion—annexing Austria, dismembering parts of Czechoslovakia, and invading Poland—further altering borders before World War II began. So the period described is before World War II.