Editing 1930s (section)

===Wars===
{{Main|List of wars: 1900–1944#1930–1944}}
[[File:Kamp-wrzes22-anim.gif|upright|thumb|At the outbreak of '''[[World War II]]''', both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union invaded [[Poland]]; by October 1939, they had divided the occupied territory between them in accordance with the secret part of the [[Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact]].]]

* [[Colombia–Peru War]] (September 1, 1932 – May 24, 1933) – fought between the [[Republic of Colombia]] and the [[Republic of Peru]]
* [[Chaco War]] (June 15, 1932 – June 10, 1935) – fought between [[Bolivia]] and [[Paraguay]] over the disputed territory of [[Gran Chaco]], resulting in a Paraguayan victory in 1935; an agreement dividing the territory was made in 1938, formally ending the conflict
* [[Saudi–Yemeni War (1934)|Saudi–Yemeni War]] (March 1934 – May 12, 1934) – fought between [[Saudi Arabia]] and the [[Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen]]
* [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War]] (October 3, 1935 – February 19, 1937)
* [[Second Sino-Japanese War]] (July 7, 1937 – September 9, 1945) – fought between the [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]] and the [[Empire of Japan]]. It was the largest Asian war of the 20th century,<ref>{{cite journal|jstor=132824|author=Bix, Herbert P. |title=The Showa Emperor's 'Monologue' and the Problem of War Responsibility|journal=Journal of Japanese Studies|volume= 18|issue=2|year=1992|pages=295–363|doi=10.2307/132824 }}</ref> and made up more than 50% of the casualties in the [[Pacific War|Pacific theater of World War II]].
* [[World War II]] (September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945) – global war centered in Europe and the Pacific but involving the majority of the world's countries, including all of the major powers such as Germany, Russia, America, Italy, Japan, France and the United Kingdom.