Invasion of Abyssinia

During the December of 1934 Mussolini accused Abyssinians of aggression and he ordered Italian troops that were situated in Somaliland and Eritrea to attack Abyssinia. In 1935 Italian troops invaded Abyssinia. Italians used modern army and the Abyssinians could not fight against these modern weapons. Italians used modern weapons like armored vehicles and also mustard gas. In 1936 the capital of Abyssinia, Addis Ababa fell and Haile Selassie was removed from the throne and the replacement was Victor Emmanuel.