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Map of Europe and Africa in October 1935

Italy invades Abyssinia · road to WW2

Europe and Africa in October 1935: Italy invades Abyssinia. Since January 1933, 1 territory changed status on this map: Abyssinia (mod. Ethiopia).

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Map of Europe and Africa in October 1935 (road to WW2): Italy invades Abyssinia. Colours show Colonial empires & possessions, The aggressors (Japan, Germany, Italy), Democracies & powers fighting them.
OCT 1935 · THE ROAD TO WAR, 1931–1941

What changes on the map

Abyssinia (mod. Ethiopia)Neutral & unaligned → At war on its own soil

The chapters of this moment

CH 4 — Italian invasion of Abyssinia

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