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the Nazis turned German expansionism
their attention to
foreign policy with
several On 16 March 1935
increasingly daring Hitler ignored the Many Britons felt the Hitler moved troops into
acts Versailles Treaty and restrictions placed on the Rhineland on 7 March
ordered Germany to re- Germany in Versailles had 1936. But, as before,
arm, reintroducing been too harsh, and they Hitler's defiance was met
military conscription. believed that Hitler's aim with inaction, despite

The treaty had limited was simply to undo the Poland's proposal to put
the German Reichswehr extremes of the treaty, the Franco-Polish
to 100,000 men with few not to go beyond that. Military Alliance into
arms. action.

oynbee was convinced
The first non-violent German Hitler demanded a private
conquest was Austria. After Italy of Hitler's sincerity, meeting with Arnold J.
had joined Germany in the Anti- and endorsed Hitler's Toynbee, a British historian

Comintern Pact, quickly removing message in a In the meeting, Hitler
emphasized his limited
the main obstacle of an Anschluss confidential expansionist aim of building
of Austria, Germany announced the memorandum for the a greater German nation, and
annexation on 12 March 1938, British prime his desire for British
making it the province Gau understanding and
minister and foreign
Ostmark of what was now Greater cooperation.
secretary.
Germany.