Italy’s undeclared but oft-threatened invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 was brutal and illegal. Ethiopia was outmatched in numbers of weapons and technology, including a frightening new technology they had no answer for. Considering that, the defenders did mount an unexpected defense for longer than the world expected. The war presaged the Second World War. It also split the European countries, tested the boundaries of international collective security and created a heroic figure.
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