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Conflict Africa

Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1935 CE – 1937 CE · 2 years

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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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Kingdom of Italy
  • Ethiopian Empire

Key moments

Defining events in the Second Italo-Ethiopian War.

  1. 1935 Battle of Adwa
  2. 1936 Battle of Maychew
  3. 1936 Fall of Addis Ababa

Elsewhere in Africa at the time

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Landmark · Africa

Taï National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Algeria

Founded 1900 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · Africa

Italo-Abyssinian Border War (Walwal Incident)

1934 CE – 1935 CE

Landmark · Africa

Rwenzori Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Angola

Attested 1815 CE – 2026 CE

Landmark · Africa

Serengeti National Park

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Africa

Morocco

Founded 789 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Landmark · Africa

Victoria Falls

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1935 CE and 1937 CE.

1936 CE Spanish Civil War 1936 CE Arab Revolt in Palestine 1937 CE Second Sino-Japanese War 1937 CE Dersim Rebellion 1937 CE Golden Gate Bridge

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Tibet Polity · South Asia 1000 CE – 1960 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Nikola Tesla Figure · Serbia / United States 1856 CE – 1943 CE Chaco War Conflict · Americas 1932 CE – 1935 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
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