Failure+-+Italian+Invasion+of+Abyssinia

In November 1934, there was an incident between the Italians and the Ethiopians, called "The Wal Wal incident". The Italians has built a fort in Ethiopian territory, and the Ethiopians started to protest against the Italian incursion. In early December, the two sides started to fight for the fort. The battle left 150 Ethiopians dead and 2 Italians dead. The incident also started the [|Abyssinia crisis] in the League of Nations.
 * Major events of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War **

The Italian Invasion started on the 3rd October 1935. The Italians had around 500,000 combatants, 600 airplanes, and 800 tanks, and they also had some of the best equipment in the world. Ethiopia had around 800,000 combatants, 3 airplanes, and 3 tanks. The Ethiopian army was very poorly equipped, with the majority of the soldiers having only bows and spears. Their few rifles were from the 19th century. Italy won the war by the 5th may 1936.

[|Failure of the League of Nations] The Second Italo-Abyssinian War was a huge failure for the League of Nations. The League was unable to avoid war between two member nations. Even though France and Britain had threatened to close the Suez Canal if the Italians invaded, they never actually did. Italy also used poison gas (which had been banned), but even that didn't get France or Britain involved. They were also slow to put sanctions into action, and they didn't actually stop Italy from invading Abyssinia. The Italian invasion of Abyssinia was the beginning of the end of the League of Nations.

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"Second Italo-Abyssinian War." //Wikipedia //. Wikimedia Foundation, 03 June 2012. Web. 06 Mar. 2012. .
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Mrallsop. "Abyssinia Crisis, 1935-6." //YouTube //. YouTube, 23 May 2010. Web. 06 Mar. 2012. .

//The League's Failures in the 1930s //. Web. 06 Mar. 2012. .