A. To expand Italy's territory.
It would be more accurate to say that Italy invaded Ethiopia because it had become a fascist nation, rather than saying that the invasion of Ethiopia contributed to the rise of fascism.
Mussolini was the leader and ideologist of the first fascist movement, and became the first fascist to take power when he became Prime Minister of Italy in 1922. He is also known for making Italy one of the Axis powers in World War II and for launching an unsuccessful attempt to colonize Ethiopia.
Benito Mussolini, the Italian fascist dictator, used the Italian Army to invade Ethiopia starting on October 3, 1935. The Italians invaded from their colonies in Eritrea & Italian Somaliland. The Ethiopians were defeated by May 1936, and Ethiopia was annexed into the new Italian colony of East Africa. Hitler & Germany were not involved in the invasion.
Ethiopia also known as Abyssinia was invaded by Italy in 1935 under Fascist leader, Benito Mussolini. He wanted to boost Italian self esteem following their defeat by the Ethiopians at the Battle of Adowa in 1896. He also wanted to emulate Hitler's plans to expand Germany.
he used profits from ivory to buy modern weapons
No he is not a fascist.
Italy's fascist regime made considerable efforts to colonize parts of Africa. By 1936, led by Benito Mussolini, Italy had invaded Libya and Ethiopia.
Someone who isn't a fascist.
No, Romney is no fascist.
Croatia is not a fascist country
Fascist