Second Italo-Ethiopian War

E10275
colonial war military conflict war

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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Label Occurrences
Second Italo-Ethiopian War canonical 47
Italian invasion of Ethiopia 4
Italian conquest of Ethiopia 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial war ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
aggressor Kingdom of Italy ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
surface form: 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 of Italy ⓘ
surface form: Victor Emmanuel III
commander Benito Mussolini ⓘ
Haile Selassie I ⓘ
surface form: Emperor 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 ⓘ
surface form: 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 Ethiopia ⓘ
surface form: Abyssinia
relatedTo Fascist Italy ⓘ
surface form: Italian Fascism

decolonization of Africa ⓘ
result Second Italo-Ethiopian War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: League of Nations sanctions on Italy
startDate 1935-10-03 ⓘ
timePeriod 1930s ⓘ
typeOfConflict aggressive war ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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 → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abyssinian crisis
Second Italo-Ethiopian War → result → Second Italo-Ethiopian War self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Ethiopia
Second Italo-Ethiopian War → alsoKnownAs → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Italo-Abyssinian War
Fascist Italy → participatedIn → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Benito → participantIn → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Benito Mussolini
Bruno Mussolini → participatedIn → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Vittorio Mussolini → conflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
remilitarization of the Rhineland → cause → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Abyssinia Crisis
East African campaign → involves → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ethiopian resistance
East African campaign → precededBy → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Ethiopia
East African campaign → follows → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian conquest of Ethiopia
Italian invasion of Albania → precededBy → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian conquest of Ethiopia
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 → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian Empire in Ethiopia
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 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Italo‑Ethiopian War
Italian East Africa → establishedAfter → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Potez 25 → usedInConflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Rodolfo Graziani → conflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936)
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 ⓘ
General Alfredo Guzzoni → participatedIn → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Alfredo Guzzoni
Pietro Gazzera → participatedIn → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Italy’s entry into World War II → relatedEvent → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Ethiopian Air Force → conflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Third Baldwin government → foreignPolicyContext → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Abyssinia
Savoia-Marchetti → activeInConflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Fiat CR series → usedInConflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Pipistrello → usedInConflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
subject surface form: Savoia-Marchetti SM.81
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 → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Ethiopia
II Army Corps → conflict → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Imperial Ethiopian Army → notableEngagement → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
Emperor of Ethiopia → notableEventDuringTenure → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Ethiopia
Emperor of Ethiopia → notableEventDuringTenure → Second Italo-Ethiopian War ⓘ