Reich Chamber of Culture Law
Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
The law hinged professional activity in literature, the arts, press, theater, and music on membership in a corresponding “chamber.” Such membership was denied to Jews.
Germany quits League of Nations and disarmament talks
Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
The Nazi regime’s first measure in foreign policy was to pull out of the League of Nations on October 14, 1933. This step, meant to release Germany from international controls over its rearmament, marked a departure from the Weimar policy. As a result, Germany could no longer claim that it was pursuing the conciliatory policy that it had adopted in the 1920s. The idea of German disarmament gradually receded.
German-Polish non-aggression pact
Written by zachor_foundation on May 7, 2014
Germany and Poland signed a 10-year non-aggression pact: “…The moment has arrived for inaugurating a new era in Polish-German political relations by means of direct communications between the two countries.” It was proposed by Hitler, and Poland never consulted France, its chief ally. Germany was signaling that it had no quarrel with Poland, but only with Communist Russia. Warsaw had concluded it could no longer rely on outside support in preserving Poland’s independence. The treaty stated that neither signatory would
