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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| 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 ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Second Italo‑Ethiopian War
this entity surface form:
Italian-occupied Ethiopia
this entity surface form:
Italian invasion of Tigray
this entity surface form:
Italian conquest of Ethiopia
this entity surface form:
1935–1936 Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form:
Italian occupation of Ethiopia
subject surface form:
Inigo Campioni
this entity surface form:
Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936)