Editing 1932 (section)

===February===

{{Main|February 1932}}
* [[February 2]]
** A general [[World Disarmament Conference]] begins in [[Geneva]]. The principal issue at the conference is the demand made by Germany for {{lang|de|Gleichberechtigung}} ("equality of status" i.e. abolishing Part V of the Treaty of Versailles, which had disarmed Germany) and the French demand for {{lang|fr|sécurité}} ("security" i.e. maintaining Part V).
** The [[League of Nations]] again recommends negotiations between the [[Republic of China (1912–49)|Republic of China]] and Japan.
** The [[Reconstruction Finance Corporation]] begins operations in Washington, D.C.
* [[February 4]]
** The [[1932 Winter Olympics]] open in [[Lake Placid, New York]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Lake Placid Winter Olympics - Athletes, Medals & Results |url=https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/lake-placid-1932 |website=Olympics.com |access-date=17 September 2021 |language=en |date=25 April 2018}}</ref>
** Japan occupies [[Harbin]], China.
* [[February 9]] – [[League of Blood Incident]]: [[Junnosuke Inoue]], prominent Japanese businessman, banker and former governor of the Bank of Japan is assassinated by the right-wing extremist group the League of Blood.
* [[February 11]] – [[Pope Pius XI]] meets [[Benito Mussolini]] in [[Vatican City]].
* [[February 15]] – ''Clara, Lu & Em'', generally regarded as the first daytime network [[soap opera]], debuts in its morning time slot over the [[Blue Network]] of [[NBC]] Radio in the United States, having originally been a late evening program.
* [[February 18]] – Japan declares [[Manchukuo]] (Japanese name for [[Manchuria]]) formally independent from China.
* [[February 25]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] obtains German citizenship by [[naturalization]], opening the opportunity for him to run in the [[1932 German presidential election]].
* [[February 27]] – The [[Mäntsälä rebellion]] occurs in Finland.