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Abyssinia
- Italy ruled by Benito Mussolini + his Fascist Party
- Mussolini made PM in 1922; after threatening
to take power by marching on Rome
- Changed voting rules; 1924 election = Fascists took power
- 1925+ -changed Italy into Dictatorship
- Opposition political parties = banned
- Used harsh secret police against opponents
- Early 1930s-Mussolini on side with France&Britain
- Joined them at Stresa Conference in 1935; stood
against possible German Invasion of Austria
- Joined them at Stresa Conference in 1935; stood
against possible German Invasion of Austria
- Early 1930s-Mussolini on side with France&Britain
- Used harsh secret police against opponents
- Opposition political parties = banned
- 1925+ -changed Italy into Dictatorship
- Changed voting rules; 1924 election = Fascists took power
- Mussolini made PM in 1922; after threatening
to take power by marching on Rome
- MUSSOLINI's INVASION
- FOUR REASONS
- Abyssinia defeated Italy -1896 =Revenge
- Well positioned for Italy to add her into lands in Africa
- Seen Japan get away with Manchuria
- Dreamt of making Italy a great empire again
- Dreamt of making Italy a great empire again
- Seen Japan get away with Manchuria
- Well positioned for Italy to add her into lands in Africa
- Abyssinia defeated Italy -1896 =Revenge
- FOUR REASONS
- L.O.N = Ineffective
- Reputation in tatters
- Italy more confident
- Started making pacts with Germany
- Agreed the Rome-Berlin Axis-1936
- 1937- Italy joined Japan+Germany in
Anti-Comintern Pact
- Italy attacked Albania in 1938
- Signed Pact of Steel with Hitler in 1939
- Signed Pact of Steel with Hitler in 1939
- Italy attacked Albania in 1938
- 1937- Italy joined Japan+Germany in
Anti-Comintern Pact
- Agreed the Rome-Berlin Axis-1936
- Started making pacts with Germany
- Italy more confident
- Reputation in tatters
- October 1935
- Mussolini sent troops to invade
- Abyssinian leader appealed to L.O.N
- L.O.N imposed economic sanctions-
delayed banning oil exports in case USA
didn't support
- Britain+France didn't close the Suez Canal to Italian Ships
- Supplies got through despite sanctions
- May 1936-Italy conquered all of Abyssinia
- May 1936-Italy conquered all of Abyssinia
- Supplies got through despite sanctions
- Britain+France didn't close the Suez Canal to Italian Ships
- L.O.N imposed economic sanctions-
delayed banning oil exports in case USA
didn't support
- Abyssinian leader appealed to L.O.N
- Mussolini sent troops to invade
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