Abyssinia

• Dec 1934 - Mussolini claimed Abyssinia after a border dispute at the Wal-Wal oasis
• Jan-Oct 1935 - Italy prepared for invasion while negotiating with LON to settle the dispute. Mussolini ignored LONs judgements
• October 1935 - Italy launched attack on Abyssinia with use of chemical weapons
• Nov-Dec 1935 - LON condemned invasion and imposed economic sanctions
• Dec 1935 - Hoare-Laval pact signed but it was leaked to French press and Britain and France were blamed
• May 1936 - Abyssinian capital, Addis Ababa captured
• Consequences of Abyssinia:

  Hoare-Laval pact- agreed to give 2/3 of Abyssinia to Italy if war ended showing selfish acts

  Stresa pact 1935 - Britain and france wanted Italy as an ally against Hitler

  No USA - USA ignored economic sanctions and traded with Italy

  Hitler - Led to invasion of Rhineland 1936 and then Rome-Berlin axis when Italy left LON