the invasion of abyssinia Flashcards
1
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how was Mussolini’s rule over Italy
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- he began to establish a disctarship in italy
2
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what side was italy on in the 1930s
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was on the side of France and Britain as he joined them in the Stresa Pact in 1935 to prevent Germany from invading Austria
3
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why did Mussolini invade Abyssinia
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- Italy had previously been defeated in 1896 and the Italians wanted revenge
- Mussolini dreamed of recreating the roman empire again
- Abyssinia was rich in natural resources
4
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how did Italy invade abyssinia
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- in October 1925 Mussolini send troops with heavy artillery and tanks to invade Abyssinia
- the Abyssinian leader haille Selassie appealed directly to the league
- the league imposed economic sanctions however, took a while to ban oil exports in case the USA didn’t support them
- Britain and france didn’t close the Suez canal to italian ships so supplies still went through
- by may 1936 italy had conquered all of abbysinia
5
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why did mussolini have confidence in his plan to invade
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saw how successful japan was in 1931 and saw how weak the league truly was
6
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why was the leagues efforts ineffective
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- the league didn’t want to lose Italy as an ally, especially with Hitler on the rise
- Britain and france signed a secret agreement
- the hoare laval pact- that agreed to give abyssinia to Italy
- Italy became very confident and even started to make agreements with Hitler
- league’s repuatation was ruined, league was falling apart as no one wanted to work together to prevent aggression
7
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why was the hoare laval pact important in the leagues downfall
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showed britain and france had self motives and showed the lack of trust in the league
