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Abyssinian Crisis

Causes

Mussolini wanted: to rebuild the Roman empire, its an easy target: he had 2 colonies bordering it to take natural rescourses from Abyssinia- useful during the depression as revenge from when he attempted to invade in 1896 but were defeated

Abyssinia had pre WW1 rifles and Italy had high tech vehicles and gas

He didn't think the league would stop him and in 1935, Britain and France signed an agreement to form the Stresa front- they wanted him as an ally

Failure of the LON

Events

  • Failed to stop members from breaking covenant
  • Banned weapons trading with Italy but not coal, steel, iron or oil, all which were vital for war
  • Britain and France failed to close the Suez Canal, letting italy send weapons and supplies to Abyssinia as they didn't want italy to ally with Germany
  • Banned sales of arms to Abyssinia, leaving them defenseless
  • December 1934: Italian troops clasehd with Abyssinians and the LON failed to stop Mussolini
  • January 1935: Pierre Laval Pact, France secretly agreed to not interfere with his invasion of Abysinnia
  • 30th June 1935: The Abyssinians ask the LON for help, does nothing (moral condemnation)
  • October 1935: Italian troops entered, ignored the leahue and even used chemical weapons
  • 5th May 1936: Italians enter Addis Ababa (capital)
  • May 1936: Italy leave the league

**While the Manchurian Crisis continued, the League had to deal with the invasion of Abyssinia in 1935

**Surounded by British, French and Italian colonies

Hoare- Laval Pact

Britain and France wanted to give Mussolini half the land in Abyssinia but the pact was leaked and the leading members of the league had proven that they were willing to undermine the league for their own selfish motives.

Consequences for the league

LON was weakened further, Britain and France only cared about their own interests, small nations knew the league couldn't protect them and that big nations weren't going to be stopped , the league was then not regarded as a serious organisation.

The second major failure of the LON