German rearmament worried other countries in Europe. They started looking for allies, although still based on the idea of maintaining peace rather than making war.
The Stresa Front: Britain, France and Italy signed an agreement in Stresa in which they greed to do everything in their power to maintain peace and reduce arms.
France and Russia signed a treaty in which they agreed to assist each other.
Russia and Czechoslovakia signed a treaty in which they agreed to assist each other.
Hitler did not want a united (and therefore stronger) group of countries against Germany.
He signed a pact with Poland, in which each promised not to commit any act of aggression against the other for 10 years.
He also signed the Anglo-German Naval Pact with Britain in June 1935 in which the following was agreed:
Germany would build up her navy.
The German navy would never be made bigger than 35 per cent of the British fleet.
Germany would not have any submarines.
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Hitler described the signing of the agreement as one of the happiest days of his life. He saw it as an indication that Britain would not try to challenge Germany's military expansion.
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