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Foreign Policy 1935-40 Flashcards

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1
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When was the invasion of Abyssinia?

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1935

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How would the invasion of Abyssinia benefit the economy?

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planning for war benefitted the economy - contracts were given to fuel industry

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How would the invasion of Abyssinia help strives toward autarky?

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  • provide new materials
  • provide new area for agriculture
  • provide a new export market
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How would the invasion of Abyssinia aid rural peasants? and the govs image in relation to them?

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  • Southern agricultural workers could move there to farm
  • ease desires for land reform
  • showed that the gov was actively seeking to improve the lives of Italians
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How would the invasion of Abyssinia placate the PNF?

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  • appease PNF members who wanted the gov to take a more Fascist path
  • this fascist path could be achieved through a more aggressive foreign policy
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How would the invasion of Abyssinia placate the public in general?

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  • unify the public under a Fascist victory
  • provide prestige for Mussolini
  • provide revenge for Adowa
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How would the invasion of Abyssinia aid Mussolini in showing the benefits of fascism?

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  • expand the Italian empire in Africa
  • show the dynamism and active nature of fascism
  • potentially make the italian population more militaristic
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How would the invasion of Abyssinia help Italy in German relations?

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  • show Hitler the power of fascist ruling

- dissuade from Anschluss

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When did the invasion of Abyssinia take place? how many men? how did it go?

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October 1935
40k men
quickly seized Adowa, other towns, then slowed down

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What did Mussolini do to the head of the Army during the invasion of Abyssinia? what was significant about this?

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Bono was replaced with Badoglio
Badoglio had led the pacification of Libya and used brutal tactics such as aerial bombings, poison gas, and murdering of POWs

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When did Italy enter the capital during the invasion of Abyssinia? what was it called?

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Addis Ababa

5th May 1936

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Following the invasion of Abyssinia, when did Mussolini make a speech claiming that Italy had obtained its empire?

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9th May 1936

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Benefits of the invasion of Abyssinia?

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  • propaganda coup - Mussolini seen to have stood up to the world for Italian interests and won
  • gained a colony
  • LoN sanctions excluded oil and the suez canal left open
  • it brought about the high point of the dictatorship - Italy was great and equated to F and GB
  • M’s greatness was proclaimed by the nation, royals, Church - deemed the ‘new Caesar’
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When was the ‘Gold for the Patria’ scheme launched? by who? why? who in particular made thousands of others follow suit?

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18th December 1935
the royal family
for funds
Queen Elena

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Overall, what was the invasion of Abyssinia?

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merely a short term success

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As of Mussolini’s speech on 9th May, how much of Abyssinia remained unoccupied by Italian forces?

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2/3

17
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How many troops did Italy have fighting in Abyssinia? what was this?

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250k

expensive

18
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How many Italians actually ended up settling in Abyssinia?

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only around 130k

19
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Economic consequences of the invasion of Abyssinia: how much did the lira devalue by?
what increased? what to?
materials?
export market?

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  • lira devalued by 40%
  • budget deficit increased from 2.5bil Lira to 16bil Lira
  • no real oil or raw materials were gained
  • no real export market - it only made up around 2% of italian trade
20
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International repercussions of the invasion of Abyssinia:

  • how many Abyssinians were killed?
  • what weapons were used?
  • Mussolini’s image?
  • what did it demonstrate?
  • what did it begin?
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  • 500k Abyssinian deaths
  • use of illegal chemical weapons
  • benevolent dictator turns into a threat
  • the weaknesses of the League of Nations - encouraging Hitler’s leave
  • began the split from GB and F to G
21
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When did Mussolini commit Italian troops to the Spanish Civil War? what side were they fighting? what was this?

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July 1936
Franco’s side
first time Nazis and Italian fascists fought together

22
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What benefits did Mussolini envision from participating in the Spanish Civil War?

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  • pressure GB and F
  • Italy would gain an ally in the Mediterranean, undermining France
  • Possible naval base in the Balearic Islands
  • maintain momentum following Abyssinia
  • make Italy more militaristic
  • raise the cult of Il Duce
23
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How many soldiers did Italy send in to the Spanish Civil War? tanks/artillery? pilots? fighter planes? bombers?

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50k soldiers 
thousands of tanks/artillery 
1400 pilots 
400 fighter planes 
200 bombers
24
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When did Franco win?

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1939

25
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How many Italians were injured and killed in the Spanish Civil War?

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11k wounded

3266 killed

26
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Economic consequences of the Spanish Civil War?

  • cost?
  • Lira maintenance?
  • foreign currency?
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  • 14bil Lira = cost
  • Lira devalues further
  • reserves of foreign currency were halved
27
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Consequences of the Spanish Civil War on territory?

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  • no naval base
  • no territorial concessions
  • Italy struggled in Africa due to the damage SCW had had
28
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Consequences of the spanish civil war on people and army?

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  • unpopular with public - didnt understand why Italy was fighting and resented the costs
  • army severely weakened

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