Mussolini and Abyssinia

The final blow came to the League when the Italian dictator Mussolini invaded Abyssinia in 1935.

Lessons & Resources » To What Extent was the League of Nations a Success?

• Political Cartoon Interpretation
• The Background to the League of Nations
• The Aims and Membership of the League
• The Structure and Organisation of the League of Nations
• The Strengths and Weaknesses of the League
• The Border Disputes of the 1920s
• The League's Other Work
• Disarmament and the International Treaties
• The Economic Depression and the work of the League
• The Manchurian Crisis