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Abyssinia
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GCSE History-Germany (The League of Nations in the 1930s) Mind Map on Abyssinia, created by RashaKay on 31/05/2013.
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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
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
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
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
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