Abyssinian Crisis 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryPeacemakingGCSEAQA Created by: asho glenoCreated on: 11-04-15 13:08 In 1914, Italy had left the Triple Alliance and refused to go to war as an ally of... Germany and Austria-Hungary, eventually joining the side of the Allies 1 of 17 After the war, Italy was not happy with the peace settlement as she... did not receive as much land as the Allies had promised 2 of 17 This disappointment was also due to the unpopularity of the government after the war and... Benito Mussolini had seized power in Italy and set up a fascist dictatorship there 3 of 17 Mussolini wanted to increase his popularity by... restoring the glory of the Roman Empire 4 of 17 Abysinnia was one of the the few areas that had not been taken oveer by European countries yet and it was... next to Italy's colonies of Eritrea and Somaliland, so it would be easy to attack 5 of 17 The Italians had tried to do so in 1896 but had been defated at... the Battle of Adowa 6 of 17 Mussolini planed to gain revenge as the pastureland and raw materials from Abysinnia would... help Italy's economy 7 of 17 If Abysinnia became Italian, it would provide a secure... market for Italien exports 8 of 17 In December 1934, a clash occured between Italien and Abysinnian... soldiers ate Wal-Wal on the border between Abysinnia and Italian Somaliland in Africa 9 of 17 It was clear that Mussolini was planning war as he had... built up their forces in the Italian Somaliland 10 of 17 On 3rd October 1935, Mussolini claimed he was trying to bring... civilisation to Abysinnia 11 of 17 In December 1935, Britain and France produce the... Hoare-Laval plan, meaning that large pieces of Abysinnia would be given to Italy for their withdrawal 12 of 17 The plan was very unpopular in Britain and Hoare was forced to... resign 13 of 17 In June, the emperor captured Addis Ababa,the capital, and... Haile Selassie (the emporer of A) appealed to the league for help but Mussolini had won 14 of 17 The response of the League - Mussolini's invasion was an act of aggression and... action should have been taken 15 of 17 Italy and AAbysinnia were close to the countries in the... League, and would've been effecive 16 of 17 The League condemned Italy's invasion as an act of aggression and even though trade with Italy... endede immediately, it took over 2 months for the Leaue 17 of 17
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