Italy invades and conquers Ethiopia
October 2, 1935 · 20th Century
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression which was fought between Italy and Ethiopia from October 1935 to February 1937. It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations before the outbreak of World War II.
Key Figures
Benito MussoliniEmperor Haile Selassie IPietro BadoglioRodolfo GrazianiEmilio De Bono
Locations
RomeAddis AbabaAdwaMaychew
Topics
italo-ethiopianww2war
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Japan's successful defiance of League of Nations condemnation over Manchuria demonstrated that aggressive powers could ignore international law with impunity, directly encouraging Mussolini's Ethiopian adventure Japan invades Manchuria
League of Nations' ineffective response to Italian aggression in Ethiopia convinced Hitler that Western democracies would not enforce international law, emboldening Germany to seek alliance with Italy and pursue aggressive expansion Formation of the Rome-Berlin Axis
Menelik II's successful resistance to Italian colonization after his coronation created a powerful symbol of African independence that haunted Italian imperial ambitions, directly motivating Mussolini's brutal 1935 invasion to avenge the humiliation at Adwa and complete the colonial project that Menelik had thwarted Menelik II Crowned Emperor of Ethiopia
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