The Road to War, 1931–1941 · THE MAP IN
Map of Europe and Africa in July 1936
Abyssinia annexed; Spain at war · road to WW2
Europe and Africa in July 1936: Abyssinia annexed; Spain at war. Since March 1936, 2 territories changed status on this map: Abyssinia (mod. Ethiopia) and Spain.
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What changes on the map
| Abyssinia (mod. Ethiopia) | At war on its own soil → The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy) |
| Spain | Neutral & unaligned → At war on its own soil |
On the ground
- annexed May 1936 into Italian East Africa; liberated with the emperor’s return, 1941
- Nationalist-held Spain at mid-1937, after the fall of the north began
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