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Invasion of Abyssinia in 1935
This is about how Abyssinia had been invaded in 1935 in WW1. This is some of my GCSE year 10 work. This is written in bullet points. Hope you found this helpful.
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Invasion of Abyssinia 1935- Italians don’t have an empire in 1930
- And want to leave up to the roman times, and want the empire
Comparison of Italy with Japan
- Similarity
Leading member of League of Nations
Military dictations
Both want empire and resources (oil) which neither country had, this was necessary
for machines needed
- Differences
Italy was a European country
France bordered Italy
Abyssinia bordered Britain and France Empire in Africa
Suez Canal was Britain
Why did Italy invade Abyssinia
- The past
In 1896 It troops had tried to invade Abyssinia in the Battle of Adowa and failed
Mussolini wan6ted revenge for the embarrassment caused
He wanted the resources Abyssinia had, along with glory and conquest
In December 1934 there was a dispute between Italy and Abyssinia soldiers at the
Wai – Wal oasis
Mussolini took this as his cue to invade and claimed it was in Italian territory
Emperor Haile Selassie appealed to the League for help
- The future
Eco - Abyssinia had fertile lands and mineral wealth.
This was useful to a rapidly industrialising society like It and one that was trying to
recover from the Great Depression – wanted raw materials
Militarism – Its society under Mussolini was militaristic and had been under the
Roman Empire, Mussolini wanted to remind people of this
Therefore, he needed military victories that proved it.
What happened
- Phase 1
December 1934 – Wal Wal
o dispute between It soldiers and Aby at Wal Wal (just inside Aby territory but
near It Somaliland)
o Mussolini demand apology and prepared to invade
o Aby Emperor Haile Selassie went to the League of Nations for help.
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