italian ethiopian war 1936

Second Italo-Ethiopian War Began On This Day In 1935

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, or the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, began on this day in 1935. This war raged on for seven months, ending in the military occupation of the African nation. SEE ALSO: Slave Rebel Leader Nat Turner Born On This Day In 1800 At root, the “Abyssinia Crisis,” as it was also called, was…