Abyssinian War
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Abyssinian War (1935–6) The conquest of Ethiopia (formerly Abyssinia) by Italian forces was born out of
Mussolini's desire to strengthen his domestic position through the establishment of an Italian East African Empire. Furthermore, he wanted to avenge Italy for its previous humiliating defeat by the Ethiopian forces at Adowa in 1896 during an earlier attempt to occupy the area. Following a border clash at the Abyssinian oasis of Walwal, Mussolini rejected all attempts by the
League of Nations to mediate, and invaded Abyssinia on 2 October 1935. Some six months later, the ill-equipped Ethiopian army succumbed to the Italian use of airforce, tanks, and poison gas, and on 5 May 1936
Badoglio captured the capital, Addis Ababa. The Italian aggression caused international outrage, but the inability of the League of Nations to agree to more than limited sanctions against Italy demonstrated the essential ineffectiveness of the League as well as the concept of
appeasement. On the other hand, the war exposed some serious deficiencies in the Italian army, which were largely ignored by Mussolini and others who were deluded by the fact of the victory.
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