Invasion of Abyssinia

By Brian Kang

  • Stresa Pact (British, France, and Italy) agaisnt Germany

  • Period: to

    Invasion of Abyssinia - Phase 1

  • Mussolini sends army to Africa to get ready for invasion

  • British and French turns "blind eye" to keep good relation

  • Public outcry against Italy - A ballat from Britain (use of military force to defend Abyssinia) passes

  • British politicians started getting "tough"

  • British Foreign Minister (Hoare), made grand speech + much talk/negotiating

  • League actually did nothing to discourage Mussolini

  • Committee reported to League that neither side cannot be held responsible

  • Put fowards a plan that gives Mussolini some of Abyssinia, but it wasr ejected by him

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    Invasion of Abyssinia - Phase 2

  • Mussolini sends army into full-scale invasion against Abyssinia

  • Abyssiniians are no match against Italian Army, slowly falling

  • The Covenant created and introduced sanctions against aggresors

  • A commuttee decides which sanction to impose

  • Imposed immdeiate ban on arms, loans, any imports, any exports of rubber. tin and metal.

  • Fears economic damage on members (Britain may lose more than 30,000 coal miners because of bans)

  • Suez Canal still opens to Mussolini's supply ships

  • Aimed to give Mussolini 2/3 of Abyssinia (call of invasion) by British and France

  • Details of British/France plan leaked

  • League lost momentum, delying everything (British/Franec seen as treachery)

  • Delayed decision on whether to ban oil exports (because of America no support)

  • Concludes Mussolini will run out of oil even if America supplies (but too late)

  • America supplies with more oil (disgusted by France/British