If Mussolini were in fact preparing to fight Abyssinia, he would be wise to arrange for shutting off his enemy’s supply of munitions. On the whole, then, the concessions received by Italy in Africa ...

Under the guidance of Mussolini, Italy has learnt to regard the opposite shores of the Mediterranean as her peculiar sphere, and as the heir of imperial Rome she seeks to revive her ancient glories ...

Meanwhile, Mussolini's invasion of Abyssinia in 1935 served only to strengthen his distrust of the western world. And, even in his 90s, he did nothing to mask his detestation for the forces of ...

To relieve young Count Ciano’s ufficio stampa (Press Bureau) of any difficulty in explaining Italy’s future moves in Abyssinia, Dictator Mussolini as War Minister abruptly took over its functions.

Since Benito Mussolini, too, is a Great Editor, the Italian people read in their papers last week nothing about Abyssinia except references to the “arrogance and provocation” with which Power ...

Following the Abyssinia Crisis in 1935-36, he invaded Ethiopia which was widely condemned by the Western Powers but he got the backing of Germany’s leader Adolf Hitler.

It is worth noting that Italy had already controlled the Dodecanese since 1912, when it also seized Libya – with Mussolini giving colonization a strong push upon taking power; that in 1935, it invaded ...

Faced with Mussolini Haile Selassie was a symbol of Ethiopia’s independence, particularly during the invasion by Italian forces under dictator Benito Mussolini in 1935. When he went into exile ...

Lansbury is quoted in 1939 speaking in the House of Commons in opposition to the outbreak of war with Germany, a war in which gas was indeed used by Germany to massacre “little children” and millions ...

– Abyssinian losses at Wal-Wal, Italian government seizes securities, Mussolini on importance of fighting.’ The Abyssinian losses in question were incurred in November 1934 during a skirmish at the ...