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Germany and Poland sign a treaty of non-agression
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Because President von Hindenburg died, Hitler became the commander-in-chief of the German armed forces.
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Germany introduces conscription for the army.
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Germany took another foreign policy step when it signed a naval treaty with Britain. The British were anxious to avoid another naval race with Germany as it had also happened before WWI.
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Hitler thought he should test the resolve of th French. In March he ordered three infantry battalions to cross Rhine bridges to re-occupy the Rhineland that was to be permanently demilitarised under the terms of the Treaty of Versailles.
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The Olympic Games begin in Berlin.
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To achieve 'autarky' of economic self-sufficiancy in food and raw materials.
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The German-Italian Treaty initiated the Rome-Berlin axis.
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Germany incorporated Austria into the Reich.
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Czechoslovakia was forced to concede with German demands. They were betrayed by Western Powers at this conference as Britain and France would not support the Czechs.
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Germany and the Soviet Union agreed to sign the pact in order to guarantee safety and reinsure each nation that they would not attack eachother.
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After a 2-day delay, Britain and France declare war on Germany and the world descends into war.
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shazam JAMES WHAT THE HELL GET OFF MY TIME LINE
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