Editing 1934 (section)

=== July–August ===
{{Main|July 1934}}
{{Main|August 1934}}
* [[July 1]] – The [[Hays Code]] begins to be strictly enforced in the [[Hollywood film industry]], lasting until 1968. 
* [[July 13]] – Hitler gives a speech to the [[Reichstag (Nazi Germany)|Reichstag]], justifying his purge.
* [[July 25]] – [[July Putsch]]: Austrian [[Nazism|Nazis]] assassinate chancellor [[Engelbert Dollfuss]], during a failed coup attempt.
* [[August 2]] – [[Adolf Hitler]] becomes ''[[Führer]]'' of Germany, or head of state combined with that of Chancellor, following the death of President [[Paul von Hindenburg]].
* [[August 8]] – The [[Wehrmacht]] swears a personal oath of loyalty to [[Adolf Hitler]]. 
* [[August 15]] – The [[United States Marine Corps]] leaves [[Haiti]].
* [[August 19]] – [[1934 German referendum]]: In a referendum, 90% of the German population approves of Hitler's assumption of [[President of Germany|presidential powers]], as [[Führer]] and [[Reichskanzler]].