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Event war Africa

Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1935 CE – 1937 CE

Mussolini's fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia using poison gas and aerial bombardment, conquering the last major independent African state.

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1935–1936 war between Italy and Ethiopia

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Conflict · Africa

Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1935 CE – 1937 CE

Mussolini's fascist Italy invaded Ethiopia using poison gas and aerial bombardment, conquering the last major independent African state. The League of Nations' failure to stop the aggression fatally undermined collective security.

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