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Leaving of League of Nations
Germany withdrew from both the League of Nations and the World Disarmament Conference. The move was associated with the Treaty of Versailles and was popular. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Germany and Poland signed a non-aggression pact. -
Saar Region of Germany
The Saar Region of Germany became part of the Reich -
Conscription
Germany broke the Treaty of Versailles and reintroduced conscription. -
Anglo-German Naval Treaty
The Anglo-German Naval Treaty was signed. Relations between Germany and Britain improved. -
Rhineland
Germany violated the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaty by moving troops into the demilitarised Rhineland. -
Four-Year Plan
Germany introduced the Four-Year Plan: Indicated that the German economy had to be geared to support a war. -
Rome-Berlin Axis
Mussolini proclaimed the existence of the Rome-Berlin axis -
Anschluss
Hitler always intended to unite the country of his birth with the country he now led, but a union (Anschluss) between the two countries had been forbidden by the 1919 peace settlement. In March, Schuschnigg visited Hitler at his home near the Austrian border. Hitler used the meeting to threaten and pressure the Austrian leader. -
Munich Conference and the Sudetenland
The Munich Conference took place (Britain, France, Italy). The Sudentenland was surrendered to Germany. Britain, France and Italy handed it over to Hitler for appeasement. -
Czechoslovakia
German troops entered the Czech capital, Prague, and Czechoslovakia ceased to exist as an independent naiton. This marked the end of appeasement as Hitler had declared that the Sudetenland was his 'last territorial demand'. -
Non-Aggression Pact
Germany signed a non-aggression pact with the Soviet Union. -
Invasion of Poland
Germany invaded Poland. Great Britain and France declared war on Germany.
