History of the 1930s

The 1930s were a difficult period for humankind, beginning with the Great Depression and ending with a World War. Name these famous incidents from throughout the decade.

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Year	Incident	Answer
1930	This iconic building opens in New York	Chrysler Building
1930	This aviator becomes the first woman to fly solo from England to Australia	Amy Johnson
1931	This Chinese territory is invaded by Japan	Manchuria
1931	This car manufacturer is founded in Germany	Porsche
1932	This Australian structure is opened to the public	Sydney Harbour Bridge
1932	This dystopian novel is first published	Brave New World
1933	Adolf Hitler is appointed to this role by the President of Germany	Chancellor
1933	Prohibition ends in America with the ratification of this amendment	21st Amendment
1934	This economic policy is introduced to address the Depression in the USA	New Deal
1934	The military retreat of China's Red Army gains this nickname	The Long March
1935	This becomes Hollywood's first full Technicolor film	Becky Sharp
1935	This British advocate of Arab independence dies in a motorcycle accident	Lawrence of Arabia
1936	A civil war erupts in this country	Spain
1936	This becomes the last silent (non-dialogue) film to gain wide distribution	Modern Times
1936	This nation hosts the Summer Olympics	Germany
1936	This British king abdicates to marry a divorcée	Edward VIII
1937	36 people perish in the explosion of this craft	Hindenburg
1937	This American composer dies of a brain tumor	George Gershwin
1938	This name is given to Germany's annexation of Austria	Anschluss
1938	A radio adaptation of this science fiction classic causes a panic	War of the Worlds
1938	A night of widespread violence against German Jews is given this name	Kristallnacht
1938	This agreement formalises the 'appeasement strategy' towards Nazi Germany	Munich Agreement
1939	A World's Fair is held in this city	New York
1939	"Gone With The Wind" premieres in this city	Atlanta
1939	The invasion of this country marks the beginning of World War II	Poland

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