Dec 1931Statute of Westminsterreduces Britain’s authorityover South Africa
Sep 1932Unification ofSaudi Arabia
Jan 1933Hitler gains powerin Germany
Jul 1934British cede Sudaneseterritory to Italian Libya
Dec 1934–Oct 1935Abyssinia Crisis overItalo-Ethiopian dispute
7 Jan 1935France agrees to cede AozouStrip to Italy; not ratified
15 Jan 1935Italian EastAfrica formed