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It was a policy and practice of rearmament carried out in Germany during the interwar period (1918-1939), in violation of the Treaty of Versailles. Germany is going to rearm instead of disarming while countries started to rearm and get ready for another war.

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In 1935, Hitler signed and agreement with Britain which allowed the Germans to rebuild their navy among other things. This happened because many British people felt that the Treaty of Versailles had been too harsh on Germany.

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Video explaining the Anglo-German Naval Agreement

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In October 1935, the Italian dictator Mussolini invaded Abyssinia to expand his empire, and because of its fertile lands mineral wealth. This was a failure of the League of Nations because, although it wanted to impose sanctions against Italy, they were not fully applied.

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Video explaining Italy´s invasion of Abyssinia.

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Italy's Invasion of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)

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Uploaded by Kraus and Speers Cornucopia of History on 2014-02-11.

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After WWI, under the Treaty of Versailles, German military presence was forbidden from the Rhineland, which is in the boundary between Germany and France. However, the Germans considered that it was unfair, so Hitler decided to send his troops there in 1936. Neither Britain nor France did anything as they wanted to avoid war.

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A look at the German reoccupation of the Rhineland, explaining the background of this demilitarised zone set up under the Treaty of Versailles. The Rhineland had acted as a buffer between France and Germany, and the invasion therefore placed France under direct threat. The film raises the question of what Britain's response to this will be.

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BBC Two - Intermediate/Higher History, The Road to War 1935-39, Hitler's reoccupation of the Rhineland

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A look at the German reoccupation of the Rhineland, explaining the background of this demilitarised zone set up under the Treaty of Versailles. The Rhineland had acted as a buffer between France and Germany, and the invasion therefore placed France under direct threat. The film raises the question of what Britain's response to this will be.

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It is the union of Germany and Austria which took place in 1938 as Austria had a lot of German speaking population. This union was forbidden by the Treaty of Versailles, but after a plebiscite to ask people if they wanted to belong to Germany or not, Hitler sent his troops into Austria.
(In the image is Hitler´s troops entering Vienna and people waving them)

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It was a region populated by 3.5 million Germans and it was in the boundary between Czechoslovakia and Germany. As Hitler encouraged protest among the people who lived there, the leaders of Britain, Germany, Italy and France met at Munich and signed an agreement which gave the Sudetenland to Hitler for ten years. In exchange, Hitler promised no more trouble.