USE TRANSITIONAL WORDS AND APPOSITION

During Hitler’s rise to power in Germany, some prominent leaders in Europe opposed taking a severe stand against him, favoring instead a policy of __________ to make amends for the injurious Versailles Treaty.
(A) containment
(B) ...
(C) ...
(D) ...
(E) ...

*This question is included in Nova Sentence Equivalence: Free Lesson Set