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| 1930 | Sept. 14: German National Elections, Adolf Hitler's National Socialist Party wins 95 seats in the Reichstag | |
| 1931 |
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Dec. 31: Pope Pius XI condemns contraception as an "offense against the law of God and nature" |
| 1932 | Chemists at the Imperial Chemical Industries in Great Britain synthesize the first plastic | |
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Feb. 2: A 60-nation disarmament conference begins in Geneva, Switzerland | |
| 1933 | May 27: Japan announces its withdrawal from the League of Nations | |
| Nov. 16: U.S. and Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations | ||
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Aug. 19: Adolf Hitler becomes President of Germany |
| Sept. 18: Soviet Union joins the League of Nations | ||
| 1935 | Mar. 24: Persia officially changes its name to Iran | |
| 1936 |
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Jessie Owens wins four gold medals in the Olympic Games in Berlin |
| June 12: France establishes the forty-hour workweek | ||
| 1937 | July 7: The Japanese launch full-scale military operations against China | |
| Dec. 11: Italy withdraws from the League of Nations | ||
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May 26: The Volkswagen (People's Car) factory dedicated in Wolfsburgh, Germany; this low cost, beetle designed by Ferdinand Porsche on commission from Adolf Hitler |
| Dec. 18: German physicists, led by Otto Hahn, produce the first nuclear fission of uranium | ||
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Sept. 3: Great Britain and France declare war on Germany; World War II begins |
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