Europe 1936: Remilitarization of the Rhineland
7 March 1936
7 Mar 1936
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Remilitarization of the Rhineland
28 Oct 1922 Mussolini's March on Rome
8 Nov 1923 Beer Hall Putsch
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30 Jan 1933 Hitler Gains Power
7 Mar 1936 Remilitarization of the Rhineland
20 Jul 1936 Outbreak of the Spanish Civil War
13 Mar 1938 Anschluss
2 Nov 1938 Appeasement at Munich
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23 Aug 1939 Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact
In late 1935, Italy launched an invasion of Ethiopia in defiance of the League of Nations. Hitler took advantage of this crisis to move German forces into the Rhineland. Despite the fact that this act was in breach of Treaty of Versailles, Britain and France did nothing.