B) Rearmament Flashcards
Hitler made a clear statement at the Disarmament conference between 1932-1934 that no other countries had disarmed in the 1920s.
In May 1933 he promised not to rearm Germany so long as if in five years all major nations had disarmed
What year did Hitler come to power?
1933
In June 1933 Britain produced a plan to disarm but it was rejected by the conference
In October 1933 Hitler took Germany out of the conference and soon out of the League all together
Rearmament initially began in secret
In 1934 Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with Poland which have Hitler time to rearm and weakened the alliance between Poland and France
Conscription was reintroduced in 1935
Rearmament helped to reduce the rates of unemployment and make Germany stronger, just as Hitler has promised
In 1934 the Conference collapsed when all countries refused to disarm
Germany celebrated with a military rally celebrating their armed forces
The British supported rearmament in Germany because they thought the ToV was too harsh and a strong Germany would help to fight against Communism
It also boosted Nazi support
Britain had already helped to dismantle the Treaty by creating the Anglo-German naval agreement in 1935
This allowed Germany to increase their navy up to 35% the size of Britain’s