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34: The Second Italo-Ethiopian War Pt. 1 - Invasion

History of the Second World War

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The Italian Invasion of Ethiopia

The Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 would trigger a political crisis between Britain, France, Italy, and the League of Nations. In this episode we will discuss some of the political maneuverings that occurred in the lead up to the Italian invasion. The events in Ethiopia would not be the first time that Italian actions in Africa had been violent during the 1930s. On a terminology note I will be using Ethiopia to refer to the nation in Africa that Italy invaded but it's also sometimes referred to as Abyssinia. If you do any reading on these events the terms are often used interchangeably and refer to the same nation in geographic region. Also the borders of Ethiopia at this time are an exact match for

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