Conflict and Tension- The Abysinnia crisis Flashcards
Why did the League fail to deal with the Abysinnia crisis?
- National self interest- Britain and France wanted Italy on side
- Ineffective sanctions- US continued trading with Italy
- Secret deals- undermined the League and their entire approach to the crisis.
What were potential actions the League of Nations could have done to have defeated Italy in the Abysinnia Crisis?
- Closing the Suez Canal- forcing Italy to go through French and British waters making them unable to invade.
- Banning oil sales- although Italy could still have traded with America.
What pact was secretly done about the Abyssinia crisis?
The Hoare-Laval Pact
Britain and France decided to give Italy 2/3 of Abyssinia, this deal was not in the League.
When was the Abysinnia crisis?
1934-1935
When was the Hoare-Laval pact signed?
December 1935
What was the Stresa pact and when was it signed?
1935- The Stresa pact was a pact signed by Italy, France and Britain which formalised a protest against German rearmament. Mussolini believed that France and Britain would turn a blind eye to his actions in Abyssinia if Italy joined them in the Stresa Pact.
What sanctions did the League immediately pose on Italy after its invasion of Abyssinia?
Did ban:
* arms sales to Italy
* loans to Italy
* all imports from Italy
* exporting rubber and metals to Italy
Didn’t ban oil sales until it was too late.
When was the Rome-Berlin axis signed?
November 1936
