On January 30, 1933, with the new measures introduced by the Third Reich government that came to power, Germany secretly began the process of rearmament. On March 7, 1936, with the remilitarization of the Rhineland—a region that had been demilitarized under the Treaty of Versailles—and Germany’s explicit declaration that it no longer recognized the Treaty of Versailles, the German government began convening the Military Industrial Association. / Agenda Item: Open Agenda / Level: Intermediate