WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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Mussolini could take more countries on his way to Abyssinia.
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Mussolini could easily get to his colonies like Somaliland.
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Mussolini could move troops and supplies along the canal to Abyssinia.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -One of the stumbling blocks was support for the decision from other countries to support the measures. Major powers like France and Britain were reluctant to enforce sanctions. One major decision was the closure of the Suez Canal to Italian shipping.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British government conducted a detailed investigation to determine whether or not an oil sanction could compel Italy to abandon its invasion. Although Italy imported the vast majority of its oil, British and League experts concluded that an oil embargo would not succeed.
Detailed explanation-4: -The League of Nations ruled against Italy and voted for economic sanctions, but they were never fully applied. Italy ignored the sanctions, quit the League, made special deals with the United Kingdom and France and ultimately annexed and occupied Abyssinia after it had won the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.