1935 The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia

Question	Answer
Why did Mussolini want revenge on Abyssinia?	Italy had been humiliatingly defeated by them in 1986
Why else did Mussolini want to invade?	Abyssinia had fertile lands and mineral wealth
What recent failure of the League encouraged him to invade?	The inactivity of Britain over the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
Why could the League not claim Italy's invasion of Abyssinia was in an inaccessible part of the world?	Italy was a European power It had a border with France
How many men invaded Abyssinia?	800,000
What methods did the Italians use?	Bombing of civilians gas and chemical weapons heavy, modern artillery
Why were Britain and France unwilling to take action?	They hoped to maintain Italian support against Hitler Italy could extend its invasion to include their own colonies
What did the sanctions employed not include?	Oil iron steel coal
What did non-league members (such as USA, USSR, and Germany) do?	They continued to trade with Italy
What did Britain and France's failure to close the Suez canal mean?	The route by which the invasion forces were being supplied was kept open.

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