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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L3/35 tankette usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Fury Mk I usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Second Italo‑Ethiopian War
High Commissioner for Italian East Africa appliesToPart Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Italian-occupied Ethiopia
Galeazzo Ciano conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Battle of Adwa predecessorEvent Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Italian invasion of Tigray
AOI inceptionEvent Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Italian conquest of Ethiopia
AOI militaryConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Mussolini’s autarky campaigns intensifiedAfter Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: 1935–1936 Italo-Ethiopian War
Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937) partOf Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937) partOf Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Italian occupation of Ethiopia
Graziani massacre in Addis Ababa (1937) conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Fiat-Ansaldo L3 series usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Admiral Inigo Campioni conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
subject surface form: Inigo Campioni
Angelo Iachino conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
George Steer coveredConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
European theatre of interwar conflicts hasNotableConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
this entity surface form: Italo-Ethiopian War (1935–1936)
Ettore Bastico conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Orde conflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War
subject surface form: Orde Charles Wingate
Ro.37 Lince usedInConflict Second Italo-Ethiopian War