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1935 The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia
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- 1Why did Mussolini want revenge on Abyssinia?Italy had been humiliatingly defeated by them in 1986
- 2Why else did Mussolini want to invade?Abyssinia had fertile lands and mineral wealth
- 3What recent failure of the League encouraged him to invade?The inactivity of Britain over the Japanese invasion of Manchuria
- 4Why 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 - 5How many men invaded Abyssinia?800,000
- 6What methods did the Italians use?Bombing of civilians
gas and chemical weapons
heavy, modern artillery - 7Why 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 - 8What did the sanctions employed not include?Oil
iron
steel
coal - 9What did non-league members (such as USA, USSR, and Germany) do?They continued to trade with Italy
- 10What 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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