Why did disarmament fail in the 1930s?

By Dripping

  • December 1932

    An agreement was finally reached the treat Germans equally.

  • July 1932

    Germany Proposed all countries disarm to its level. When the Conference failed to agree this principle of 'equality', the Germans walked out.

  • September 1932

    The British sent the Germans a note that went some way to agreeing equality, but the superior tone of note angered the Germans still further.

  • January 1933

    Germany announced it was finally reached to treat Germany equally

  • February 1933

    Hitler became Chancellor of Germany at the end of January. He
    immediately started to rearm Germany, although secretly

  • May 1933

    Hitler promised not to rearm Germany if 'in 5 years all other nations destroyed their arms'.

  • July 1933

    Britain produced an ambition disarmament plan, but it failed to achieve support at the Conference.

  • October 1933

    Hitler withdrawer from the Disarmament Conference, and soon after took Germany out of the League altogether