abyssinia

Question 1

where is abyssinia

Answer 1

north eastern africa

it was surrounded by british and french colonies

Question 2

how did the african soldiers resist

Answer 2

with outdated rifles and spears

Question 3

what did the italian soldiers use

Answer 3

chemical weapons like poison gas, they  kept this secret from the public
used bombs
technologically advanced weapons
tanks
air force

Question 4

how many soldiers were they

Answer 4

1.5 million

Question 5

when did it first start

Answer 5

3rd october 1935

Question 6

when did italian troops take over the capital

Answer 6

5th may 1936

Question 7

what did mussolini want

Answer 7

land for the increasing population of italy
raw resources
mines
help make italy great

Question 8

why did mussolini want abyssinia

Answer 8

to gain an empire like britain and france
abyssinia was an independent country
it would be a distraction for the italians- from the great depression
it wasn’t a technologically advanced country- easy target

Question 9

why didn’t the league punish mussolini harshly

Answer 9

they were scared of mussolini becoming allies with hitler

Question 10

what was italy’s opinion on the sanctions

Answer 10

it was a complete injustice

Question 11

britain’s view

Answer 11

they didnt want to punish italy to harshly but the british public
wanted them to be punished for what he did

Question 12

the sanctions

Answer 12

imposed economic sanctions
league members banned from selling arms to abyssinia as well as italy
it was a futile attempt to restrain italy
members forbidden from importing italian goods

Question 13

who were the foreign ministers

Answer 13

pierre laval

samuel hoare

Question 14

when did the foreign ministers meet up in secret

Answer 14

december 1935

Question 15

what did the foreign ministers have to do

Answer 15

come up with sanctions to offer italy

Question 16

what did the foreign ministers decide

Answer 16

italy was to be given areas in abyssinia

Question 17

why was the land given unfair

Answer 17

it was not their land to give

they did not meet up and discuss it with italy or abyssinia

Question 18

why were the league of nations worried

Answer 18

didn’t want to drive mussolini towards hitler

wanted to keep him on the leagues side

Question 19

the hoare-laval pact

Answer 19

italy was to be given areas of abyssinia
abyssinia would be reduced to half its size
the land they have left is mainly mountainous
italy was given the fertile land
the pact was leaked to the press and created public outrage
they were forced to resign but the damage was done
it showed britain and france were willing to undermine the league for their own self interest

Question 20

failure to close the suez canal

Answer 20

it was owned by britain and france
if closed it would have stopped mussolini moving troops and supplies to abyssinia
it wasn’t closed due to the fear of upsetting mussolini

Question 21

trade sanctions

Answer 21

members of the league

• no importing italian goods
• no trading arms

Question 22

what didn’t trade sanctions include

Answer 22

oil
coal
iron
steel

Question 23

why didn’t the league ban oil

Answer 23

was seen as useless as countries like USA or USSR would have continued to supply mussolini

Question 24

what would have happened if the league banned coal and oil

Answer 24

mussolini said he would of had to stop the attack as he needed to fuel war machines with them

Question 25

why was abyssinia left with nothing to defend itself

Answer 25

the league wasn’t able to trade weapons with abyssinia

left vulnerable and defenceless