The Events-- what happened? (p.137)

By florecita13

  • Italian forces defeated in Adowa

  • Italy backs Abyssinia's entry into the League of Nations

  • Italy and Abyssinia sign treaty of friendship

  • Italy draws plan to annex Abyssinia

  • Italy makes invasion plan

  • Mussolini demands apology & compensation

  • Italian forces crash with Abyssinians at Wal Wal oasis

    w/ 30 Italians dead

  • Mussolini instructed forces to attain 'total conquest of Abyssinia'

    • Made big commitment to the war sending an army with support personnel of 500,000

  • Abyssinians retreat

    • without modern weapons

  • Haile Selassie requested investigation by LON

  • League resolved that neither side could be held responsible for the Wal Wal incident as the area had been disputed

  • Hoare and Laval drew up a secret pact

    British & French foreign ministers agree to give Italy half of Abyssinia
    - Plan was leaked by press and Britain/Fr withdraw deal

  • Italy launches full-scale invasion

  • Italian forces capture Adowa

  • League condemns Italy as the aggressor

  • League of Nations Assembly votes to impose sanctions

  • Sanctions were put into effect

    • though sanctions were limited

  • Abyssinian army defeated at Lake Ashangi

  • Haile Selassie flees to Britain

  • Addis Ababa (capital) taken by Italian forces

  • Abyssinia becomes part of Italian East Africa

    • With Eritrea and Somaliland

  • Desired domestic impact for Mussolini

    • Even by Queen mother