Question

what additional piece of evidence helps create the most complete argument that shifts in power after world war i laid the groundwork for the beginning of world war ii? but the fall of the young, powerful and growing german empire, when the people revolted and kaiser wilhelm ii was forced to abdicate, was a shock. in their places were a series of new governments, from democratic republics to socialist dictatorships. a the key region for european nationalism was eastern europe and the balkans, where poland, the three baltic states, czechoslovakia, the kingdom of the serbs, croats and slovenes and more emerged. b these civilians acted exactly as the scapegoats for both the army and himself that ludendorff had wished. thus began, at the very close of the war, the myth of the undefeated german army being \stabbed in the back\ by liberals, socialists and jews, which damaged the german state and fueled the rise of hitler. c in most of the great powers, it was hard to find someone who had not lost someone to the war. many other people had been wounded or shell - d

Explanation:

The "stab - in - the - back" myth in Germany after World War I created a sense of injustice and resentment, which was exploited by Hitler and the Nazis. This directly contributed to the rise of a regime that led to World War II. Option A focuses on German political change but not directly on the path to war. Option B is about the emergence of new states in Eastern Europe due to nationalism, not the most direct link to the start of WWII. Option D is about the human cost of WWI, which is not the most relevant to the power - shift leading to WWII.

Answer:

C. These civilians acted exactly as the scapegoats for both the army and himself that Ludendorff had wished. Thus began, at the very close of the war, the myth of the undefeated German army being "stabbed in the back" by liberals, socialists and Jews, which damaged the German state and fueled the rise of Hitler.