In November 1933, as part of its escalating tensions with the international community, Nazi Germany held a referendum to legitimize its withdrawal from the League of Nations. This decision followed Germany’s growing estrangement from the League, a crucial organization established after World War I to foster peace and cooperation between nations. Adolf Hitler's government presented the referendum as a direct expression of the German people's will, indicative of the regime's broader strategy to cultivate nationalistic pride and denounce perceived foreign interference in Germany's sovereignty. The government's control over the electoral process ensured overwhelming support for the withdrawal, with the official results claiming 95% approval from voters, although the authenticity of these figures has been widely questioned given the Nazi regime's oppressive tactics.The referendum also signified a critical turning point in international relations during the interwar period, as countries began to recognize the implications of Germany's aggressive foreign policy under Hitler. It was not merely a declaration of independence from the League; it marked an outright rejection of collective security, which had been envisioned as a means to prevent another global conflict. By withdrawing, Nazi Germany aimed to assert its national agenda without constraints imposed by international agreements, thereby setting the course for further militarization and expansionist policies that would escalate in the years leading up to World War II. The withdrawal highlighted the League's inability to enforce its mandates, ultimately diminishing its role in global diplomacy as nations gravitated towards isolationist policies or aggressive nationalism.The referendum's results were disseminated through state-controlled media, further entrenching the Nazi narrative of overwhelming support for Hitler’s leadership while simultaneously stifling dissent. This engineered sense of unity served to galvanize the German populace around the regime's nationalist ideologies, paving the way for more radical policies in the coming years.