Second Italo-Ethiopian War
Italian invasion of Ethiopia and League of Nations crisis before World War II.
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Overview adapted from a Wikipedia summary and stored locally on May 11, 2026.
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to May 1936. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion, and in Italy as the Ethiopian War. The war is regarded as the largest colonial campaign in history. Despite stiff resistance, the Ethiopian forces were overwhelmed by the technological superiority of the Italians, and the conflict ended with the fall of Addis Ababa and the formal annexation of Ethiopia into the Italian Empire.
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New states and mandates appear after World War I while revisionist border claims grow across Europe and Asia.
Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia and Baltic states become central to Europe's new map. Mandate borders reshape the Middle East.