INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (1935-1939) timeline

Mar 24, 1919

MEMEL GIVEN TO LITHUANIA

Agreed upon by Super Powers (Allies) after Treaty of Versaille

Feb 26, 1920

SAAR AREA UNDER FRENCH CONTROL

Victor Roult

Apr 1, 1926

SAAR AREA UNDER CANADIAN CONTROL

George Washington Stephens

Jun 9, 1927

SAAR AREA UNDER BRITISH CONTROL

Ernest Collins and Geoffrey Knox

Jan 30, 1933

HITLER APPOINTED AS GERMAN CHANCELLOR

Originally Vice Chancellor, becomes Chancellor bc of President Hindenburg

Jan 31, 1933

REICHSTAG DISSOLVED

Elections on 5 March

Oct 14, 1933

GERMANY WITHDRAWS FROM L.O.N

Over issues extension of disarmament

Jan 26, 1934

10 YR NON AGGRESSION PACT WITH POLAND

Signed by Nazi's and Poland- weakens French-Polish ties

Jul 25, 1934

DOLLFUSS ASSASSINATED

Coup by Austrian Nazis

Jan 13, 1935

SAAR PLEBISCITE

90% of people in Saar voted in favour of reuniting with Germany-victory for Hitler

Mar 20, 1935

GERMAN REARMAMENT PLAN

Conscription of 1/3 of British army

Apr 14, 1935

STRESA FRONT

"Don't do this thing or consequences"
Held in Stresa, Italy. Combined stance against aggressors who violated (meant to stop German aggression- Hitler encouraged by weak response)
Mussolini (Italy), MacDonald (Britain), Laval (France)

Jun 18, 1935

ANGLO-GERMAN NAVAL AGREEMENT

Terms: German allowed to build 1/3 size of British Navy.
Effect: Violated Treaty of Versailles; Undermined Anglo-French relations; rendered Stresa Front meaningless

Oct 3, 1935

ABYSSINIA INVASION

Condemnation by League, German support

Dec 8, 1935

HOARE-LAVAL PACT

Secret agreement betw. France and Britain to partition Abyssinia to appease Mussolini (never came into affect)

Mar 7, 1936

GERMAN TROOPS INVADE RHINELAND (BIG STATEMENT)

Buffer betw. Britain and France- value in coal
Originally German land (including Saar); "it's yours anyway" -Brits
No opposition from Allies; Hitler stronger in Germany

Jul 17, 1936

SPANISH CIVAL WAR

Hitler supports Nationalist; No direct impact; shift in political thinking in Europe

Sep 15, 1936

CHAMBERLAIN GIVES INTO HITLERS DEMANDS

Can rearm, take Czechoslovakia, take Sudatanland

Oct 26, 1936

ROME-BERLIN AXIS

Official Coalition between Hitler and Italy

Nov 25, 1936

ANTI-COMITERN PACT

Germany and Japan-against communism

Jan 30, 1937

HITLER RENOUNCES TREATY OF V

Fourth anniversary of Nazi's coming to power

Mar 11, 1937

SCHUSCHNIGG'S FORCE RESIGNATION

"I say goodbye with the heartfelt wish that God will protect Austria)

Mar 12, 1937

ANSCHLUSS WITH AUSTRIA

Hitler reunites with homeland

May 28, 1937

CHAMBERLAIN BECOMES PRIME MINISTER OF BRITAIN

Policy of appeasement: avoid war at all costs

Nov 6, 1937

ITALY AND SPAIN JOINED ANTI-COM PACT

Forming group known as Axis Power

Nov 21, 1937

POLICY OF APPEASEMENT COMES INTO PLAY

Avoid war at all costs

Feb 12, 1938

HITLER THREATENS NAZI INVASION IN AUSTRIA

After meeting with Schuschnigg in Berchtesgaden; he threatens to invade unless Austria became under Nazi control

Feb 15, 1938

SEYS-INQUART APPOINTED TO CABINET POSITION

Pro-Nazi member (leader of Nazi party) in Austrian cabinet supported union with Germany

Mar 9, 1938

AUSTRIA PLEBISCITE HELD BY NAZIS

90% yes; absorbed into Reich

Mar 26, 1938

GOERING WARNS JEWS

Jews should leave Austria

May 17, 1938

NAVAL EXPANSION ACT

Roosevelt given one billion dollars by US Congress to expand Navy in case of war.

Sep 5, 1938

NUREMBERG RALLY

Hitler promises to liberate Sudeten Germans

Sep 22, 1938

HITLER: IMMEDIATE OCCUPATION OF SUDETENLAND

Chamberlain meets Hitler at Godesberg; I WANT SUDETENLAND NOW

Sep 26, 1938

GERMAN REARMAMENT ALMOST COMPLETE

No opposition due to policy of appeasement

Sep 29, 1938

MUNICH AGREEMENT

Hitler, Mussolini, Daladier (French Leader) meet:
Whole of Sudetenland to Germany
Teschen goes to Poland
Small Southern Regions to Hungary
Four powers 'guarentee' new Czech borders

Sep 30, 1938