WORLD WAR I
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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French
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British
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Italian
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Italians invaded Abyssinia on 3 October 1935 and captured the capital Addis Ababa on 5 May 1936. The League of Nations branded Italy the aggressor and imposed limited sanctions to no avail.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ethiopia (Abyssinia), which Italy had unsuccessfully tried to conquer in the 1890s, was in 1934 one of the few independent states in a European-dominated Africa. A border incident between Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland that December gave Benito Mussolini an excuse to intervene.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1935, the Italian army under Mussolini invaded Abyssinia (modern day Ethiopia). Mussolini wanted to recreate the Roman Empire and was a prominent member of the League of Nations.
Detailed explanation-4: -Italy had invaded Abyssinia because they were unsatisfied with their reward after WWI. Due to the Great Depression all over the world, Mussolini wanted to distract his people with his overseas successes.