INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
FASCISM IN ITALY
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Question
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The League of Nations successfully stopped the invasion
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The Italians used chemical weapons and defeated the Ethiopians who received no help from other countries
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Mussolini bungled the attempt and Hitler decided not to ally himself with Italy until they strengthened their army
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What? Italy never tried to invade Ethiopia. That was Germany.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Addis Ababa massacre Ethiopian sources estimated that 30, 000 people were killed by the Italians, while Italian sources claimed that only a few hundred were killed. A 2017 history of the massacre estimated that 19, 200 people were killed, 20 percent of the population of Addis Ababa.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Conquest That Preceded World War II Italy invaded Ethiopia in October 1935, launching a war that would drive Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie into exile, pave the way for Italian occupation, and test the capacity and will of the League of Nations to check the aggression of expansionist states.
Detailed explanation-3: -Italy also used chemical weapons in the Battle of Shire (29 February–2 March 1936), the Battle of Maychew (31 March 1936) and in attacks on the remnants of Ethiopian forces in the Lake Ashangi region starting in April. The last reported use of chemical weapons by Italy was in April 1936.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mussolini saw it as an opportunity to provide land for unemployed Italians and also acquire more mineral resources to fight off the effects of the Great Depression.