Foreign Policy in Germany 1933-1939 By jeffrerl Jan 30, 1933 Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany Feb 24, 1933 Japan withdrew from the League Oct 14, 1933 Hitler withdrew Germany from the League On the grounds that Germany was still treated as a second-class citizen in the other capitals of Europe Jan 26, 1934 The German-Polish Non-Aggression Pact Sep 18, 1934 Soviet Union was admitted to the League Jan 13, 1935 The Saar Plebiscite Mar 1, 1935 Hitler announced rearmament in Germany Jun 18, 1935 Anglo-German Naval Agreement Oct 2, 1935 Mussolini invaded Abyssinia Mar 7, 1936 Remilitarisation of the Rhineland Period: Jul 17, 1936 to Apr 1, 1939 The Spanish Civil War Oct 25, 1936 Rome-Berlin Axis Nov 25, 1936 Anti-Comintern Pact Period: Jul 7, 1937 to Sep 9, 1945 Second Sino-Japanese War Mar 12, 1938 German troops marched into Austria, Anschluss Sep 30, 1938 The Munich Agreement signed Mar 15, 1939 Nazis take Czechoslovakia Aug 23, 1939 The Nazi-Soviet Non-Aggression Pact Sep 1, 1939 Germany invaded Poland Sep 2, 1939 Britian declared war on Germany