1933 - he withdrew from the League of Nations, what did he claim?
unfair treatment
1933-5 - he began to privately rearm, secretly stockpiling weapons at first, publicly parading his forces later on
1935 - claimed that the saar region should belong to him. The league forced him to agree to a plebiscite which showed that 90% of the region wanted to join
1936 - france and ussr agreed to a mutual assistance treaty, what did this mean?
it meant that they would protect each other in the event of a German attack
hitler claimed encirclement and that he had the right to protect his own borders, in 1936 he Marche this troops into the Rhineland.
how did the league respond to hitler entering the rhineland?
they condemned this but no further action was took
