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| 1933, May 12 |
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| The wearing of party uniforms was forbidden. | 1 |
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| 1934 |
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| The Swiss government bitterly opposed the admission of Russia to the League of Nations and voted against it in the League council. | 2 |
| A planned reduction in wages threatened to cause a major dispute between workers and employers but was averted when the Federal Ministry of Economics created an arbitration commission. This led to a 1936 federal decree giving the ministry the right to resolve as final arbiter all collective wages disputes that could not be solved between the parties. Neither employers nor employees responded favorably. | 3 |
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| 1935, Feb. 24 |
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| By plebiscite the people voted to extend the period of military training. The Swiss embarked upon an extensive armament program (June 5, 1936), which involved thorough modernization of frontier defenses, mechanization of army units, development of air defense, and other measures. | 4 |
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| 1936, Feb. 4 |
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| Assassination of the National Socialist leader Wilhelm Gustloff by a Jew at Davos. The government at once forbade continuation of a national organization of National Socialists. | 5 |
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| Sept. 26 |
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| The government decided to devalue the Swiss franc, in keeping with the policy of France. | 6 |
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