The Abyssinian Crisis (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Modern name for Abyssinia
Modern name for Abyssinia
Ethiopia
Date of Wal Wal incident
Date of Wal Wal incident
December 1934
Date Italy invaded Abyssinia
Date Italy invaded Abyssinia
October 1935
Italy's leader during Abyssinian Crisis
Italy's leader during Abyssinian Crisis
Benito Mussolini
Mussolini's 1896 motivation for invasion
Mussolini's 1896 motivation for invasion
Italy defeated by Abyssinia in 1896, wanted to restore pride
When Addis Ababa captured
When Addis Ababa captured
May 1936
Emperor of Abyssinia during crisis
Emperor of Abyssinia during crisis
Haile Selassie
Hoare-Laval Pact terms
Hoare-Laval Pact terms
Secret deal to give half of Abyssinia to Italy
Hoare-Laval Pact negotiators
Hoare-Laval Pact negotiators
Samuel Hoare (Britain) & Pierre Laval (France)
Key resources excluded from League sanctions
Key resources excluded from League sanctions
Oil, coal, steel, iron
Strategic waterway League failed to close
Strategic waterway League failed to close
Suez Canal
When Italy withdrew from League
When Italy withdrew from League
1937
Italian weapons showing technological advantage
Italian weapons showing technological advantage
Poison gas & modern armoured vehicles
Impact of crisis on League's credibility
Impact of crisis on League's credibility
Effectively ended it / impossible to repair
Message crisis sent to Hitler
Message crisis sent to Hitler
Democratic powers wouldn't effectively resist aggression