Second Italo-Ethiopian War
The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion, and in Italy as the Ethiopian War. It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations and Italy's Military before the outbreak of the Second World War.
Image: Dire Dawa Station Blackshirts 1936
Image: Abyssinian soldiers 1936 142348340618
Image: Winckel ontmoet Haile Selassi
Image: AO Etiopia 1936 A artiglieria nel Tembien
Fascist Italy is a term used to describe the Kingdom of Italy governed by the National Fascist Party from 1922 to 1943 with Benito Mussolini as prime minister and dictator. The Italian Fascists imposed totalitarian rule and crushed political opposition, while promoting economic modernization, traditional social values and a rapprochement with the Roman Catholic Church.
Roman Catholic procession in Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, Rome, 1931
Mussolini and Vatican delegation prior to signing the Lateran Treaty
Propaganda poster of Mussolini
Mussolini in Milan, 1930
