A 1933 anti-war resolution of the Oxford Union, an Oxford University student debating society, had unintended consequences because

a. the complexity of causation of international issues made it difficult, in this case, for Britain to go to war against Germany years later.
b. it led to a decrease in military spending in Britain, leading it to be initially unprepared for German air assaults during World War II.
c. Hitler saw the resolution, in which a majority voted to never again fight for king and country, as demonstrating that democracies were soft, with citizens who would not fight back.
d. Hitler heard about the resolutions and decided that Britain was softer and weaker than any European nation, and could thus be easily defeated.

Answer: C

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