Second Italo-Ethiopian War

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The Second Italo-Ethiopian War was a 1935–1936 conflict in which Fascist Italy invaded and conquered Ethiopia, marking a key episode of interwar imperial aggression and exposing the weakness of the League of Nations.

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instanceOf colonial war
military conflict
war
aggressor Kingdom of Italy
alsoKnownAs Second Italo-Abyssinian War
belligerent Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Italy
cause Fascist imperial ambitions
Italian expansionism
desire to avenge Italian defeat in First Italo-Ethiopian War
characterizedBy aerial bombardment of civilians
guerrilla resistance by Ethiopian forces
use of mustard gas by Italy
colonized Ethiopia
colonizer Kingdom of Italy
combatantLeader Haile Selassie I
Victor Emmanuel III
commander Benito Mussolini
Emperor Haile Selassie I
linked to: Haile Selassie I

Pietro Badoglio
Rodolfo Graziani
conflictIn interwar period
defender Ethiopian Empire
endDate 1936-05-09
exposed weakness of the League of Nations
followedBy East African Campaign of World War II
Italian occupation of Ethiopia
historicalSignificance contributed to erosion of collective security system
major episode of interwar imperial aggression
strengthened Axis powers’ confidence before World War II
involvedOrganization League of Nations
legalStatus condemned by League of Nations
location Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
partOf interwar imperialism
precededBy First Italo-Ethiopian War
primaryTheater Abyssinia
linked to: Ethiopia
relatedTo Italian Fascism
linked to: Fascist Italy

decolonization of Africa
result Italian occupation of Ethiopia
Italian victory
creation of Italian East Africa
significantEvent Haile Selassie speech to League of Nations
Italian use of chemical weapons
League of Nations sanctions on Italy
linked to: League of Nations
startDate 1935-10-03
timePeriod 1930s
typeOfConflict aggressive war

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Benito Mussolini participantIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Regia Aeronautica conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Interwar period hasPart Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Interwar period mainConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Council of the League of Nations notableCase Abyssinian crisis
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Second Italo-Ethiopian War result Italian occupation of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Second Italo-Ethiopian War alsoKnownAs Second Italo-Abyssinian War
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Fascist Italy participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Benito Mussolini participantIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
subject linked to: Benito
Bruno Mussolini participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Vittorio Mussolini conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
remilitarization of the Rhineland cause Abyssinia Crisis
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
East African campaign involves Ethiopian resistance
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
East African campaign precededBy Italian invasion of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
East African campaign follows Italian conquest of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian invasion of Albania precededBy Italian conquest of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Pietro Badoglio participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian Army (Kingdom of Italy) conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 Pipistrello usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Carcano rifle usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Haile Selassie I participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Giovanni Messe conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy monarchOf Italian Empire in Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Breguet 19 usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Hawker Hart usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Emilio De Bono participantIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Haile Selassie speech to League of Nations topic Second Italo‑Ethiopian War
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian East Africa establishedAfter Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Potez 25 usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Rodolfo Graziani conflict Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936)
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian Blackshirt divisions participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Luigi Frusci conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian Empire significantEvent Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Fiat CR.32 usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Alfredo Guzzoni participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
subject linked to: General Alfredo Guzzoni
Pietro Gazzera participatedIn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italy’s entry into World War II relatedEvent Italian invasion of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Ethiopian Air Force conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Third Baldwin government foreignPolicyContext Italian invasion of Abyssinia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Savoia-Marchetti activeInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Fiat CR series usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Savoia-Marchetti SM.81 usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
subject linked to: Pipistrello
Regio Esercito conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Hoare–Laval Pact hasEffectOn Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Hoare–Laval Pact conflictContext Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Solomonic dynasty notableEvent Italian invasion of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
II Army Corps conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Imperial Ethiopian Army notableEngagement Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Emperor of Ethiopia notableEventDuringTenure Italian invasion of Ethiopia
linked to: Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Emperor of Ethiopia notableEventDuringTenure Second Italo-Ethiopian War