Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935?

Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935?
The incursion by Italian troops into Africa became known as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, or the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, as it was named at the time. The conflict came without warning and was accompanied by no declaration of war. Rather, at 5 A.M. on October 3, 1935, Marshal Emilio De Bono led 200,000 Italian Army men into Ethiopia from the neighboring Italian territory of Eritrea. Simultaneously, a smaller chunk of troops was led by General Rodolfo Graziani from Italian Somaliland.
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Barker, A. J. (1968). The Civilising Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935-6. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-93201-6.
Nicolle, David (1997). The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-1936. Westminster, Maryland: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-85532-692-7.
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[@cristiii7605]

Big respect to Ethiopia from Romania 🇷🇴 ❤🇪🇹

[@samuraikyokkan]

de ce domnule. au pus capăt sclaviei și atât Etiopia, cât și Somalia nu sunt astăzi în condiții bune. Italy ended slavery in ethiopia, while today both ethiopia and somalia are not in good conditions.

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

Yeah, you Romanian's were such a big help to the Axis 🤣🤣

[@AnotherLanguageLearning]

​@@spaniardsrmoors6817Between the anvil and the hammer I suggest there was not much of a choice, if there was we should've had enough power to fight against both sides at the same time.

[@meganoobbg3387]

Because Italy needed to grind army XP before WW2 - Hearts of iron 4 lol

[@Duce23]

Lmao

[@Ryder2010G6]

just send attache to spain. Should net you enough XP

[@Polskamon18]

Apparently they should have grinded way more, because they weren't leveled enough to deal with Greece lmao

[@kaiserkiefer1760]

Ahh HOI IV Italy can Annex the USA but gets killed by Greece or France. Gotta love it.

[@SirNarax]

First time I ever played HOI4 not as Italy the Italians lost to Ethiopia. This made me believe I was hot shit and proceeded to try and war the allies as a minor nation. I am not going to tell you how that went I am sure you can guess.

[@chapo3992]

Ethiopia is one of my favorite kingdoms! She governed one of the strongest empires on the earth at one point.

[@Omer1996E.C]

She? Except if you are an ethiopian

[@alexcompierchio6269]

@MartyrX "surrounded"=there was a black nation in the south

[@joelconstantinel.abaincia-7005]

@MartyrX give sources please

[@zlatni_orao]

@MartyrX As South European, about black and brown egyptians i agree but i disagree with Alexander the Macedonian part, he was not the first one but last one. First great Aryan Hunter and Conqueror was Ninus. He led one of first invasions into Dravidian India, place inhabitated by black people. His people then settled in north India and thats where white indians come from. Ofcourse there were mixed marriages later and they intermingled with one another. The caste system that still exists to this day in India actualy comes from that Aryan tradition.

[@zlatni_orao]

@MartyrX The people of Egypt were dark but the very first 3 rulers or Pharaos of Egypt were white, they came from Atlantis after its destruction. After them came black ones.

[@genekelly8467]

Oddly, the Italians put far more money into its African colonies than it ever got out. So Mussolini's "empre" was a huge financial burden to the Italian nation.

[@gandhithegreat328]

Yea the British chose their colonies based on wealth their provided. The Italians just took them to take them

[@jorgebarriosmur]

If the money they spend in their colonial adventures, would have been spend in the modernisation of their army (not only the material, I mean training and adquisition of modern warfaretactics and knowledge for their officers), the Italian army would have made a much better performance in WWII. Luckily they did not, and performed mostly as an anchor for the axis capacities. Just imagine, if they could have began the war with several divisions like the "Ariete" ( armed with tanks and tacticts that could match a german motorized division), and with one ore even two functional aircraft-carrier groups, including the capacity to launch (small) amphibious assaults, and the aricraft, (modern and in enough numbers) to dominate the central mediterranean...... that would have been totaly another scenario.....

[@enricomanno8434]

Exactly.... Italy didn't get any benefit from this occupation What really displeased me it's the embargo imposed on Italy by the English.... because only them they had the divine rights to invade other countries... Just to make it clear...I am against any form of colonialism But nobody can write again the past history.

[@enricomanno8434]

@@jorgebarriosmur Mussolini was always reluctant to enter into the war... People should know that he took power 11 years before the Hitler

[@enricomanno8434]

You are absolutely right

[@curtisthomas2670]

Black US pilot John Charles Robinson, one of the people behind the formation of the pilot school at the Tuskegee Institute that led to the formation of the "Tuskegee Airmen", offered his services to Ethiopia when it came under threat from Italy. He was granted a commission by the Emperor and eventually was made head of their very small Air Force, until he left after the Italian victory. When Ethiopia regained its freedom he returned, and was instrumental in the formation of the national carrier Ethiopian Air Lines, one of the safest airlines.

[@kevcarlisle1906]

One of the safest airlines? A few years ago Ethiopian Airlines crashed and all members on board were pronounced dead. Maybe the most advanced but not the safest in Africa.

[@curtisthomas2670]

@@kevcarlisle1906 thepointsguy.com/news/despite-recent-crash-ethiopian-airlines-has-strong-safety-record/

[@mwanikimwaniki6801]

@@kevcarlisle1906 That was an issue of Boeing's crappy engineering. That was the same plane that had crashed over and over again.

[@filaphill]

​@@kevcarlisle1906 You know about the Ethiopian airline crashing but completely left out that it was a computer problem related Boeing planes.

[@kalusmaster78]

@@kevcarlisle1906 The crash is because of 737 Max defect (Boeing is responsible for the crash) and it has nothing to do with the pilots. First get the story right before blabbering on the internet.

[@ኢትዮጲያዊነኝ-አ6ዘ]

Italy invaded Ethiopia as a revenge for the defeat they faced at the battle of Adwa.

[@josephdalelio6684]

That is true.

[@messianic_scam]

you been always a colony

[@yurichtube1162]

@@messianic_scam no

[@messianic_scam]

@@yurichtube1162 lol akkdams we Arabs take your ethiopian womn cause you always were open colony we treat them bad till this day wake up kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKnJlmimd7unpqM

[@JohnDoe-sw1rs]

@@messianic_scamStupid comment. Are you Italian or arab?

[@rj5848]

Libya : First time??

[@βασιλεύς-ζ4λ]

Technically It was the second time for them lmaoo

[@staticreebok1456]

@@βασιλεύς-ζ4λ Nah 3

[@keystone_x1]

@@staticreebok1456 2 times not 3 get it right

[@staticreebok1456]

@@keystone_x1 it was a joke coz he said first and then 2nd and then I said 3

[@keystone_x1]

@@staticreebok1456 4 then

[@proalbagamerproductions6580]

Never heard someone call Mussolini Prime Minister lol

[@NoName-hg6cc]

He was Prime Minister, formally

[@proalbagamerproductions6580]

@@NoName-hg6cc Formally yes, but everyone calls him dictator or just Mussolini. Im not used to people calling him prime minister.

[@vibby1004]

Yeah it sounds weird, like yeah this dude that had unlimited power in his country was a PM

[@chickensprint]

@@vibby1004 Does prime minister not just mean the highest, or 1st minister? Seems like he still was a prime minister whether he was a dictator or not

[@Jishy2415]

@@chickensprint normally a prime minister is just the head of state, does not act as the leader of the country like in France.

[@selihom]

This video was posted on the exact day of the 125 anniversary of the victory of Adwa. Good job!

[@jimmyandtheresurrection7247]

Ethiopians live it up !! Stop the wars among yourselves.

[@enricomanno8434]

@@jimmyandtheresurrection7247 Exactly... that is what I think No more colonial powers in Africa...now

[@a-aura]

What happened in Sudan/South Sudan is modern day colonization from a far.

[@Tu51ndBl4d3]

On the day you celebrate your win over Italy this channel posts a video of you losing and you say good job?

[@Thunderworks]

@Сергей Владимирович Таборицкий the main western army in Mali is the French army

[@cartier2312]

As a Liberian I wanna give a shoutout to all my Ethiopian Brothers and Sisters ❤️

[@marvellousmarvin6127]

Black colonial Ethiopia

[@theorube5182]

even with less men and less weapons the ethiopians still pushed them back. then the italians used chemical weapons some typical euroeapn snobbish move lmao.

[@user-to2jw7nb8v]

@تشارلز What are you bragging about clown? Europe also easily colonized much of the Islamic world with only a few notable exceptions. Only reason the rest of the middle East wasnt conquered was because of the 2nd world war. Turkey was the only Islamic country with enough might to fend off European colonialism but even they would have been taken down if they pissed off Europeans enough.

[@user-to2jw7nb8v]

@تشارلز They didn't liberate you, why do you think your country is so poor?

[@usecriticalthinking243]

They don’t like west Africans, they don’t mess with us there or in the west

[@kingofflamingos4344]

Fun fact: germany (and Japan) send weapons to the Ethiopians during this war.

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

@Tewodros Joshua no to defend our beloved nation.

[@kaiserkiefer1760]

I did not know this. Can you provide some more information this is funny as😂

[@danshakuimo]

When you are doing a group project together but you don't like your teammate so much you sabotage him even possibly at the cost of your own future success.

[@Teinc3]

I do not know about Japan, but Germany sent guns to Ethiopia because initially Germany and Italy had arguments regarding the place of Austria(Italy did not want Germany to annex Austria), and it was not until the Spanish civil war did the two countries start working together

[@something6069]

also another fun fact, the UK moved many of its naval vessels out of the region so the Italians could have good interactions, and relations with the italians, whilst clearing the seas.

[@fasikagirma9252]

Ethiopia is Africa’s oldest independent state and one of two African countries that avoided colonial rule. The country was however occupied by Italy in the 1930s, forcing the Emperor Haile Selassie to flee. Haile Selassie was only able to return after British and Ethiopian forces expelled the Italian army in the course of World War II

[@lydellbart826]

To me, the Ethiopians were winning the war in 1935. When the Italians used the chemical gases illegally, it stopped the progress of the Ethiopians. In the end, the Italians may have won the battle; however, the Ethiopians won the war despite their technological disadvantages. I have alot of respect for Ethiopia; they were never colonised by the Europeans only occupied. Thank God, and may God continue to bless Ethiopia and its people. It is a strong nation both in ancient and modern times.

[@RyanFennec]

Cringe

[@dayros2023]

Not at all, the Italians would have won even without chemical weapons as they had better weapons and a very modern airforce for the time.

[@EthiotendoEdits]

@@RyanFennec nah it's based

[@EthiotendoEdits]

@@dayros2023 actually his point is correct. In the Ethiopian christmas offensive we pushed back Italy greatly and almost retook lands that you guys had until you guys used chemical weapons

[@Dereksaysno]

Wow...calm down you fanatic ffs.

[@jolandajong4068]

_Ethiopia didn't had Menelik II that time, he had good relations with the Russians somehow and he purchased arms to close the difference in firepower. Ethiopia declined after his death and Ethiopia has not recovered the same international prestige it once had._

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Actually he bought most weapons from Italy and France when he was the king of Shewa.

[@niessin1483]

ah yes Menelik 2 the Lion of Ethiopia

[@eho6380]

Ethiopia's biggest mistake was quite simple: Laziness. Emperor Haile Selassie, despite being surrounded by colonial powers, didn't modernize his armies. This video showed how the Ethiopians failed to push the Italians from the northern front due to, simply, superior technology (Mustard gas, more planes, more tanks and more machine guns etc.) from Italy. King Menelik II and Yohannes IV were the ones who didn't make the same mistake and succeeded in defeating world powers, but Haile Selassie for some reason did not learn from this. He was quite egoistical and made dumb decisions (which resulted in his humiliating end...), but this was probably one of the greatest blunders in Haile Selassie's and Ethiopia's history.

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@@eho6380 are you being serious? He was a modernist unlike *Iyasu V* and *Zewditu* who were traditionalist and isolationist. He didn't get crowned until 1930 and he immediately continued the modernization effort started by emperor *Menelik*

[@pinelasefa4995]

@@eho6380 I would say idleness and bad timing menelik died 4 years before the Russian revolution so silase couldn’t get guns and resources also it takes about 50 years to industrialize

[@theirishshane2914]

Wait a minute. The ethiopians still had slavery in the 1930s ? This is the first time I've ever heard about this. In all the videos on youtube about the second italo ethiopians war, none of them never mentioned this.

[@stewart2589]

Some nations in Africa still have slavery and the authorities don't care

[@theirishshane2914]

@@stewart2589 that is so sad. It's like the biggest enemy of the african people is there own corrupt government's

[@pandemicgrower4212]

@@theirishshane2914 look up all the blood mines in Africa between gold and dimond mines they are all enslaved

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

slavery was outlawed in the 19th century but was practiced in some areas technically it was against the law.

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

@Danyel Staeck there were various kingdoms in the south and west whose economy was based in slavery and resisted the imperial decree by emperor Menilik II, and also the feudal structure of the state played a role but after the 19th century slavery decreased rapidly only a few places had continued the practice.

[@duka1461]

They wanted the Arc of the covenant.

[@messianic_scam]

😆 they are snake worshippers fill of sht

[@therearenoshortcuts9868]

Italy: "it's free real estate" Ethiopia: "you underestimate my power" *Anakin voice

[@HolyShitNew]

dont try it

[@freddysw]

@@HolyShitNew *Use Chemical warfare*

[@awc6007]

Ethiopia: I was the only African nation not colonized 1936-1941: N O

[@IlleScrutator]

@Danyel Staeck The construction of infrastructure, buildings and the influx of italian people say the opposite

[@yeabwendewesen1418]

@@IlleScrutator what are you talking about?😂😂😂😂 have you ever even been in Ethiopia? You could never even tell an Italian stepped in that country

[@mannypistolas9622]

Mexico was one of the only countries to oppose this invasion. 🇲🇽.🇪🇹

[@Mikitadesse837]

Viva Mexico

[@erikdk321]

Wrong

[@zeyo4064]

thats why we hv the famous Mexico square in the capital of Ethiopia

[@samsong6746]

Mexicans hate invaders. Bravo Mexico

[@vickomen333]

Viva Mexico. It has been at the forefront in the battle against imperialism, slavery and fascism!

[@kelvinmiles1065]

It Was A Payback for the War of Adwa 1896- when the Ethiopians defeated the Italians. ..

[@alessandrogini5283]

Maybe if italy won first Ethiopian war, she didn't choose axis

[@dillonblair6491]

@@alessandrogini5283 No, it was because the allies didn't give Italy all they promised in ww1

[@Kurukurumii]

Everyone gangsta till italy starts using gas

[@morisco56]

Tomato gas

[@Bryan-bd5kc]

@@morisco56 tomatoe is Mexican not Italian

[@morisco56]

@@Bryan-bd5kc it is italian, they use it in almost every food, mexico only for pico de gallo

[@boss_man1769]

@@Bryan-bd5kc not everything has to do with Mexico 😒

[@dc-nm7ev]

Pineapple ?

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

When Italy used mustard gas no nation had the guts to call them out the worst of war crimes were committed but I guess we will ignore it.

[@Cherol01]

Becouse other nations did that too

[@flavioric]

There is no evidence in documents that italy used mustard gas in the war, most of the veterans returned said that it hadn't happened and was just propaganda. Italy won because had tanks, airplanes and good colonial generals. Some little quantities I supposed where used after the end of the war to kill rebels hidden into mountains.

[@flavioric]

There is no evidence in documents that italy used mustard gas in the war, most of the veterans returned said that it hadn't happened and was just propaganda. Italy won because had tanks, airplanes and good generals. Some little quantities is supposed where used after the end of the war to kill rebels hidden into mountains.

[@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r]

@@flavioric nah they were too lazy to fight so they used mustard gas to do the job along with burning crops,beheading dead corpses of fighters,hanging anyone who was opposed to them even the patriach was executed by machine gun because he wouldn't bless the country as their posession.

[@flavioric]

@@lopsideduser-lz1bg2oc7r Dude you are just trying to justify your third world country getting annihilated by a superior European country. We could be the worst in Europe (that's totally not true), but we would still be distant light years (in better) from Ethiopia

[@josedubois2295]

Italy used as justification for this war the fact that slavery was still wisely practiced and allowed in Ethiopia. It wasn't until 1942 when the British put the king back on the thrown that enforcement mechanisms were put in place to end slavery within the kingdom.

[@josedubois2295]

@Tewodros Joshua I never said the Italians were doing this for good purposes. They used it as a justification for their invasion though. blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/02/abolition-of-slavery-in-ethiopia/#comments Where is your evidence to the contrary? I'd advise you to shut up on matters that you are very wrong about. Don't you think it is particularly bad that it took until 1942 for the Ethiopians to abolish slavery?

[@josedubois2295]

@g g too bad it is true and you ignoring reality isn't helping anyone blogs.loc.gov/law/2012/02/abolition-of-slavery-in-ethiopia/#comments I never said the Italians were altruistic, I think it was far more of a machiavellian move to prevent other world powers from intervening. It saddens me that you don't care what happens in reality. As the article I listed notes slavery was abolished by the local Ethiopians in 1942 when the British put the deposed king back on the throne. They only effectively abolished slavery because of the constant outside pressure as noted by the League of Nations at that time.

[@eho6380]

@g g No, The reality simply disagrees with Ethiopian Christian sources (again). Ethiopians were discriminative of their southern ''neighbours''. The reason behind this is because they saw them as inferior. The reason behind this is skin colour... Yes, you heard me right, skin colour. The Southern part of the Ethiopian Empire was inhabited by people with more ''African'' features while the ''Northerners'' were ''whiter'' than their neighbours. Thus, The Southern people were discriminated against and enslaved and sold on slave markets or were the victim of genocides due to the Ethiopian conquest.

[@josedubois2295]

@g g you do know that slavery in the US was also domestic. Slavery is slavery still and to hold some people in some sort of bandage is very wrong regardless of what you force them to do. My grandmother was enslaved by the Germans at this same time as they colonized Poland. She was essentially a domestic servant to a German family. How do you think she views her experience as being a slave to the people who were not all too foreign? It was just what 20 years earlier that my ancestors were in a similar position under the rule of the German and Russian empires until they all collapsed in the wake of the first world War. What Africans were doing to other Africans, was morally repugnant and for you to just ignore that and to be so flippant is just disgusting.

[@samsong2391]

The Feudal system is a slavery system..ain't no way around it.

[@Litkovian23]

Appreciate you posting this for Adwa Day ✊🏽🇪🇹

[@ie4291]

Ethiopia 🤡

[@ie4291]

@g g2021- Ethiopia poor country... Italy rich country. Cry baby

[@nicolozaniolo4483]

@g g Ethiopian culture is plain and insignificant whereas the Italian culture is the most influential and impactful culture in the history of human civilization.

[@Litkovian23]

IE Mapper Ethiopia may be a developing nation but relative to developed standards italy is a joke of a country on the verge of economic collapse so I wouldn’t be bragging about that shit hole lmaoo

[@nicolozaniolo4483]

@g g Ethiopia is currently being neo-colonized by China but you guys are too ignorant to recognize it 🤣 Ethiopia will be called Ethiochina in a few years so I suggest you start speaking Mandarin and bow down to your new Chinese colonizers. 🤣

[@ChannelBerpindah]

The italian 1935 invasion of ethiopia was more of a vengeful war to regain the loss of honor italy had when they failed to invade ethiopia back in 1895.

[@sergiopiparo4084]

My grandfather served in the Italian Armed forces in WW2 he was stationed in East Africa when he returned home he brought back good coffee

[@lucifer2b666]

How does it feel to have a RaCiSt iN YoUr BlOoD LiNe? I have distant family who were in the German army in ww2 and one was a Nazi. It's a weird feeling but it's whatever. On my mom's side I have Americans who fought the Germans. So there's that too. Lol.

[@lucifer2b666]

Btw the first sentence was a joke. I'm not serious.

[@lif3andthings763]

@@lucifer2b666 okay

[@rickysorhaindo1359]

How did he feel when the Ethiopians kicked his asked back to Italy 😁😁😁😁😁

[@sergiopiparo4084]

@@rickysorhaindo1359 it’s ass not asked dummy

[@brokenbridge6316]

Nicely informative video. It's nice knowing about lesser known conflicts like this one.

[@vibby1004]

“Which one of you is “Ras” “Yes”

[@thehistoryaxis]

XD

[@zakariaalami1491]

I think ras means general

[@rickysorhaindo1359]

It's meaning is a royal title.

[@joelgirma7533]

Ras is the Ethiopian equivalent of Duke negus means King and Neguse Negaste means emperor or King of Kings

[@kalinsapotato]

Like Ras Tafari

[@Handsome.Liberian.African]

I am proud to be african and Africa will rise❤❤❤. Alot of European Supremacist is here. Anyways all empire declines

[@noone3367]

You are the only supremacist here. Stop spreading hate, not cool.

[@Echani3007]

@@noone3367 Well, all he's saying is that rise and falls are inevitable and he's proud of his humble origins, nothing hateful about that and for the former is certainly true.

[@Hollywood2021]

I am supreme! So are you 👍🏼

[@demon2k16]

@@noone3367 Europeans been speaking hate since they been on earth 🌍

[@nallis01]

ALL

[@yonathanmengistu731]

Nice doc but a critique: My issue with videos like these is that it doesn’t at all point to the fact that the arbenoch (Ethiopian Patriots/guerilla fighters) made sure that Italy only had control of the urban centers and nothing more. In fact, Italy was hemorrhaging money due to their occupation of Ethiopia. This is a factor never brought up when it comes to how Fascist Italy gradually became a weakened ally for Hitler. But the ET campaign as well as the campaign in Spain were very important occurrences. My grandfather and great grandfather were a part of that resistance and I wouldn’t exist had Italy had such an easy time as videos like these would like to suggest. It’s just funny to me, when Europe was occupied everyone is reminded of how there were resistance movements but somehow an ancient Black kingdom that knows its own rugged lands were unable to mount resistance. Yeah right, next yall gon tell me Vietnam and Afghanistan were resounding successes.

[@Eyammovie]

@Humanity Galatica yesss

[@josephdalelio6684]

@Humanity Galatica The Italian officers knew that Italy would not be ready for war until 1943. Mussolini refused to listen to them.

[@josephdalelio6684]

@Humanity Galatica Exactly.

[@pencilpauli9442]

Thanks Yonathan. I'm currently reading Insurgent Empire, by Priyamamvada Gopal. Popular history suggests that liberation was due to the paternal grace of colonial authority, whereas Gopal contends that resistance to colonialism was lead by the native people. The invasion of Ethiopia occurred around the same time of a series of strikes in the West Indies. Violence was used by the British to suppress such dissent. I'm disappointed, and angry, that it has taken so long to learn the real history, and that the "official" narrative distorts history by lies and omission. A Black American living in London, George Padmore, a leading critic of colonialism pointed out that while European democracies were critical of fascism in Europe, their imperialism imposed fascistic authority over the colonised. This is perhaps why, " when Europe was occupied everyone is reminded of how there were resistance movements but somehow an ancient Black kingdom that knows its own rugged lands were unable to mount resistance." Because as soon as the war against fascism was over, it was "business as usual" in the colonies. For example, the Dutch tried to reassert their previous role of masters over the former Dutch East Indies. Which was met with resistance, as did the French in Indochina, ultimately leading to the Vietnam War. Wish I could say that things have improved, but colonialism is still a thing and as soon as a nation want's to use it's resources to improve the lives of their people, you can bet that an attempt at ousting the government is never far off.

[@bartoszs4169]

It is not like western people don't want to acknowledge ethiopian resistence. They just don't care. More important your country is, more people know about your story. I am polish so i know how you feel, because french resistence was nothing compared to polish, but the french one is the most popular in the world (most people joined it, when it allies were in Normandy XD)

[@WhyNot-si4pj]

Another motivation for the Italian invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 was the dire need of the Italians to MANPOWER ! The Italian colonial army in the horn of Africa comprised primarily native mercenaries called " ASKARIS " who were recruited mainly from Eritrea & to a lesser extent from Somalia ! They even served overseas in the Italian colony of Libya to suppress the insurrection against the Italian rule there (1911-1931) ! So the proclamation of emancipation & abolishing slavery in the lands under Italian control was more than an INCENTIVE for tens of thousands of slaves working under the yoke of Ethiopian authorities based in Addis Ababa to join the Italian army ! The fascist leader " Benito Mussolini " was NOT morally considered by the western measures then a peer of president " Abraham Lincoln " in the US ; or Tsar " Alexander II " in Russia emancipating the African Americans & the Serfs , respectively ! So that flux of manpower from Ethiopia is all what Mussolini needed to establish an Italian empire in the horn of Africa , build formidable armies of native recruits & laying infrastructure for future military expansion in Africa ! Britain in its own right was concerned about securing the maritime trade in the Red sea & the Indian ocean all the way through the Suez canal in Egypt , protecting its colony in Somaliland & maintaining its naval routes towards India ! As the politics between Britain & fascist Italy grew tenser through years , the Italian invasion of Abyssinia was considered by the British as a game changer for the balance of power in east Africa & the middle east !!! The specter of the Italians blocking the maritime trade in the red sea was looming in the horizon ; while deploying large armies of Ethiopian recruits on the western borders of Egypt with Libya was a nightmare for the British military presence in Egypt ! The British in turn strongly supported the Ethiopian emperor (Haile Selassie) & his regime during the war to repel the invasion ! They went on to sign the (Anglo - Egyptian treaty) with the Egyptian government in 1936 which mandated a mass army recruitment campaign of Egyptians from many social classes that had NOT been previously allowed for several generations to join the army as they were considered less loyal to the government to take rank in its army ! A similar mass army recruitment campaign was set by the British in their colonies of Kenya , Uganda , Tanzania & Somaliland to raise massive armies in order to counteract the Italian expansion in Africa ! When Nazi Germany & fascist Italy signed a pact of alliance in 1939 , the stage was set for an axis war in Africa spearheaded from the Italian colonies in east & north Africa !

[@فهميكتاني]

So basically Ethiopia would've won without Italy using chemical weapons. Unhonourable victory for italy specially that they used it on civilians.

[@flavioric]

That is fake propaganda, there are no documents witnessing the usage of gas during the war, italy won because Ethiopia was a third world country, fighting with rocks and sticks, while italy had tanks, airplanes, and good generals. There are only suppositions regarding gas usage, and lots of historicians have found documents that showed that small amounts of gas where used only against rebels in the mountains AFTER the end of the war, that were hiding in holes and small trenches.

[@yedilfana8206]

@@flavioric there is even photo and video evidence of gas usage which occurred in the Capital city Addis Abeba. So stop lying

[@flavioric]

@@yedilfana8206 There are neither videos, nor photos, don't say bullshit, you are just inventing things. Real European Historicians, not a random African on KZbin, have confirmed what I say. No gas was used in Addis abbeba, italians reached Addis abbeba when the war was already finished and the Ethiopian "army" was already destroyed, it wasn't even necessary to use it

[@nicolapolliero237]

I'm proudly antifascist but the using of gas has been almost insignificant for the result of this war. Actually, in 1936 Italian Army was still technologically good and as developed as English, French and Germany ones. The air force in the 30s was top tier in the world. The technological and tactical gap started after Nation's Society sanction because of "autarchia" fascist stupid idea that a country with no natural resources could be economically self sustainable and independent

[@prideofegypt388]

@@flavioric lol how do explain 1886 with sticks and rocks like you said you lost bro twice just take the L your a laughing stock of Europe when it comes to fighting everyone knows that

[@g_g1241]

Fun fact: Mexico was the only country to complain about this in the League of Nations. They would do the same some years later against the germans with the Anschluss

[@gs7828]

They remembered the French trying to colonise them.

[@josephmarzullo]

@@gs7828they remembered their colonial masters modernizing their s hole

[@mickeyangelo5797]

We never bend the knee. We are untouched🦁

[@petereisenhower8089]

Tgeb where's your king now?

[@nairobihouselab6817]

@@petereisenhower8089 He's Resting in Peace, but your people will never Rest for generations to come

[@wisewigga7129]

@@nairobihouselab6817 didn't have to destroy him like that

[@aklilmesele5083]

40 years before the 2nd Ethio-Italy war, colonial Italy was defeated by Ethiopians..... Crushed their crazy ambition. When they come back for the second time, their military was armed with chemical weapons - Mustard gas.

[@jackkelso4611]

Well, Ethiopians were using Dum-Dum bullets, sooo...

[@josephdalelio6684]

@Humanity Galatica Most European nations did.

[@berhanegebre9813]

Your mengistu did the same on Eritrean

[@newshot3191]

@@jackkelso4611 ​ that is really weak equivalency if I ever seen one. bullets only hurt individuals and they were used as response to what italians did. but Italy did far more: they used chemical weapons. executed prisoners by the thousands, bomed red crosses, killed millions of cattle and burned crops, they litarlly hanged villagers to create fear. they did every trick they got to win but in our eyes, they were cowards who feared to face ethiopians with all the advantage they got. let's not forget; not only they had perfect geography to advance to Ethiopia but they got almost unlimited trained soldiers from colonies while ethiopia depended on farmers and people in other occupations to become soldiers who received little training, and the huge arm advantage they already had like veicles, war planes, tanks, weapons.

[@mickeyangelo5797]

Ethiopia was never colonized by a European power, never bend the knee🦁

[@josephdalelio6684]

No but it was occupied.

[@samueldocski4426]

If Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, then it’s the Dictator that asked to invade, not Prime Minister. Mussolini was the Prime Minister in 1922 and became Dictator in 1925. He invaded in 1935. Not someone to cherry pick things, just saying. He was II Duce, not the Prime Minister. Love the content nonetheless.

[@arrow1414]

It is the fact that Italy was still a monarchy is what makes him a Prime Minister since in theory he still answered to King Emanuel.

[@samueldocski4426]

@@arrow1414 but he was elected and accepted by the King as II Duce in 1925. So while he continued to serve as Prime Minister because the role wasn’t abolished and no one else took over, he was II Duce, not Prime Minister. It’s all formalities really. That’s why I didn’t want to seem like I was cherry picking.

[@samueldocski4426]

@@arrow1414 the same man called for the invasion, regardless of Titles right? Haha

[@arrow1414]

@@samueldocski4426 You mean after Mussolini Marched on Rome and the King folded like a deck of cards.

[@samueldocski4426]

@@arrow1414 a little stroll with some followers 😉

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

[@kag5381]

Mussolini was afraid if the Ethiopians had a hint of warning, the Ethiopians would have beat that @$$ again!!!

[@jacobarmour6325]

The quality of your content always blows me away the beautiful illustrations great voiceover and perfect length of video it's a pleasure to watch your videos :D

[@jackfrost5808]

Benito just wanted a cute little holiday home in east Africa

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Eritrea and Somalia was too hot!

[@costante_3196]

and your beautiful colonial wars from 1946 to 1970?

[@rediettadesse2828]

@@costante_3196 25 years ???? Wrong it was barely 5 years

[@messianic_scam]

ethiopia been alway acolony but you come on line to lie what a deluded ppl habashi maids be proud you never been anything but weak abed if you were powerful why did arabs took you woman for slavery

[@petrov3411]

Did you consider doing a video about the shift of influence in romania from instanbul to Paris and how it affected Romanian culture? I mean how the nobility shifted from studying and visiting in the otoman empire and bringing ottoman customs and words into romania, to France

[@Hi-xu9xn]

The Good Thing is Ethiopia never got colonized by Italy and kicked them out in 1941

[@josephdalelio6684]

Only with the helpof the British.

[@tedted7166]

Today March 2nd, 2021(February 23rd, 2013 Ethiopian calendar), marks the 125th anniversary of victory in the battle of Adwa in the first Italo-Ethiopian war. This victory ensured the independence of Ethiopia. 💚💛❤

[@mariano98ify]

what ensured the Ethiopian independence was the Axis lost WW2 mate...

[@terza333]

So?

[@abdiabdi3225]

@g g the fuck are you on he never disrespected you or you people secondly it was Ethiopia who supported the colonization of Somali by 3 European powers which barely kept on to the territories.

[@ኢየሱስያድናል-ዐ6ጨ]

@@abdiabdi3225 And we are proud of that! what are you gonna do now? go cry in the desert

[@pand9293]

Just for prestige. A great power was supposed to own colonies.

[@bakezhabesha9684]

They attacked Ethiopian because of two reasons; Victory of Ethiopia at battle of Adwa that Ethiopians won Italy on 1896. and the other reason is when Emperor Hailesilassie arrives Italy the citizens showed a great respect for the Emperor so at that time Mussolini was so sad that's why he decided to attack or revenge Ethiopia.

[@josephrichter2104]

No, look up the Wal-Wal incident

[@shavix1033]

Amazing content as always ! Great Job.

[@Knowledgia]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@kennkoala]

My (Australian) school education mentioned that Italy invaded and won due to the use of air power, and that Haile Salassie fled the country. That was all.

[@MT-jl9nx]

Whoever touches Ethiopia will be humiliated in front of the world because Ethiopia is the land of heroes 🇪🇹💪💪

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

@Hunter Kruse No guns and rifles.

[@GeneralLocooo]

@Humanity Galatica Lmao you wish

[@Kokolo-ze2cp]

@Sam Aden what does Yugoslavia have to to with Ethiopia?

[@sontardestroyer4015]

@@Kokolo-ze2cp it’s about to implode.... don’t be surprised if you hear a large civil ethnic war in Ethiopia everybody is massacring eachother there

[@josephdalelio6684]

@@Zeyede_Seyum That is true we cannot deny that Ethiopians were fierce fighters and also had a more advanced county than many of its neighbors.

[@kobi118]

Thank you for taking the time to tell' about it!

[@kobi118]

@Martin Saxegård Olsen Ya Love it

[@kobi118]

@Martin Saxegård Olsen Yes I am not fluent in their music when it comes to names and understanding the language without dictationries, but I always enjoy listening to it and most of the time I watch a video with subtitles to better immerse. I wish I knew the language by heart, but not yet. Hopefully, this won't be a barrier in the future (the lan-gauaging fing)

[@kobi118]

@Martin Saxegård Olsen Yes I watched many videos of him few months ago, still many more to watch. Him, Arith Harger also. There are more, But both of them are excellen(:

[@askme7620]

Ethiopians are African bad ass warriors . No doubt !

[@andegnaentertainment6172]

Ethiopians are Ethiopians

[@thedownfallparodist1145]

Good Video!

[@KubiIay]

Title: “Why did Italy attack Ethiopia.” Answer first min: New expansionist policy. The rest (99%) of the video: how the war happened...........

[@happyt1335]

He forgot to mention that they never fully controlThe country we Ethiopians Defended our land. we never give them a breathing space, then never slept in peace, for five years or people died every day to defend their freedom

[@gnewsome]

Ethiopia: "Wait, why are you declaring war on Germany for invading Poland? Italy already invaded us 4 years ago!" China: "Yeah! And Japan invaded us 8 years ago!" .... French guy in Algeria: "...Did somebody say something?" British guy in India: "...I didnt hear anything... But dude, smell this bomb ass tea I just stole from some kid."

[@marcobaretta1116]

Brilliant

[@clockworktheater6896]

This should be published.

[@scoobydoo936]

Chapeau!

[@TheOne-po7ri]

Germany was a threat to Uk and France power so they had to put down.

[@kebamoberhanu4514]

Ethiopia la zalalame nurilegne ba daseta ba fikir ba andenate hulame ya ashanafe lij nagne ya Africa kurate ya Africa demqate Ethiopia 🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹💔💔💔😍❤❤

[@christopherstewart5326]

You should go over the battle of adwa and Emperor Menelik II.

[@giovannipoeta1278]

Da questa guerra deriva il termine amba aradam che indica una grande confusione, infatti viene dalla battaglia di Amba Aradam

[@lucaesposito6896]

Non mi ero mai chiesto del perché di questa forma idiomatica, interessante!

[@giovannipoeta1278]

Infatti prima della battaglia, gli Italiani si allearono con alcune tribù locali, che tuttavia, cambiarono schieramento più volte nel corso della battaglia, causando per l'appunto caos e confusione. Per questo ambaradam si usa per indicare una grande confusione.

[@giovannipoeta1278]

@አደዳይ ኣባይ First comment : From this war derives the term amba aradam which indicates a great confusion in fact it comes from the battle of the amba aradam. Second comment: Before the battle the Italians had allied themselves with the Azebo Galla tribe who however changed their alignment several times during the battle causing precisely a great confusion. This is why Ambaradam is used to indicate great confusion.

[@bazra19]

I visited Ethiopia as a young white English boy in 1956. Much later while serving in the RAF I was lucky enough to be guard of honour for Emperor Haile Selassie when he visited our late Queen. Wonderfull people. God bless them.

[@xmaniac99]

Yeah no warning at all, the 6 month during massive preparation and shift of troops and equipment accross a large front have come as a complete surprise. Complete hatchet job Knowledgia.

[@wilhelmhoenzollern9704]

Ethiopians have to thank the Allies and the Allies for their independence.

[@wilhelmhoenzollern9704]

@Dillon Barksdale Ethiopia didn’t exist back then so they were totally “helped” with this free benefit obtained form the Allies (who previously eventually agreed on the Italian annexation of Ethiopia). And in the end the benefit was only for Selassié and his regime and not the Ethiopian people itself

[@wilhelmhoenzollern9704]

@Dillon Barksdale “patriots” aka the Solomonid despot supporters would had been wiped out if not for the Allies

[@meklitmedia-7453]

Don't cry loser hhhhh

[@wilhelmhoenzollern9704]

@@meklitmedia-7453 you are the loser here, we literally conquered your country

[@AmitPandey-wv7jh]

Very knowledgeable content.

[@nicolaenicolae3289]

Great documentary! :d

[@MrIFARI]

We in Ethiopia have one of the oldest versions of the Bible, but however old the version may be, in whatever language it may be written, the word remains one and the same. It transcends all boundaries of empires and all conceptions of race. It is eternal. No doubt you all remember reading in the Acts of the Apostles of how Philip baptised the Ethiopian official. He is the first Ethiopian on record to have followed Christ, and from that day onwards the Word of God has continued to grow in the hearts of Ethiopians. And I might say for myself that from early childhood I was taught to appreciate the Bible and my love for it increases with the passage of time. All through my troubles I have found it a cause of infinite comfort. “Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” ~ Who can resist an invitation so full of compassion? Because of this personal experience in the goodness of the Bible, I was resolved that all my countrymen should also share its great blessing, and that by reading the Bible they should find Truth for themselves. Therefore, I caused a new translation to be made from our ancient language into the language which the old and the young understood and spoke. Today man sees all his hopes and aspirations crumbling before him. He is perplexed and knows not whither he is drifting. But he must realise that the Bible is his refuge, and the rallying point for all humanity. In it man will find the solution of his present difficulties and guidance for his future action, and unless he accepts with clear conscience the Bible and its great Message, he cannot hope for salvation. For my part I glory in the Bible. - H.I.M. Haile Selassie I

[@user-bs5qr5ie4s]

What verse was an Ethiopian baptized?

[@abc_cba]

Funny how, Ethiopians have never been tamed unlike other Asians/Africans/South Americans ! Long Live their strong will.

[@nicolozaniolo4483]

Except Ethiopia was colonized for 5 years lol so yes they were "tamed". The capital of Italian East Africa was Addis Ababa.

[@theassassin9326]

@@nicolozaniolo4483 Google is free buddy. Ethiopia never got colonised! only occupied for a short period of time, Just like France got occupied by Germany in ww2.

[@nicolozaniolo4483]

@@theassassin9326 Google is a collection of multiple different sources, you can find conspiracy theories on google, which is what you are reading. Italy built colonial infrastructure like railways and roads like the imperial line which connects Addis Abbaba to Mogadishu. Addis ababa was the capital of Italian East Africa. Germany occupied for political purposes, Italy colonized for economic purposes, you are mixing apples to oranges, thats a bad analogy. You are lucky to be colonized by Italy rather than the Brits or the French.

[@theassassin9326]

@@nicolozaniolo4483 leatrly all the experts historians clearly saying that Ethiopia was never colonised, Only occupied for a short time. I dare you to find me one source that say that Ethiopia was colonised? You can't find it, because it never happened, cuz Ethiopia never got colonised. That is a big fact!!

[@radec5166]

​@@theassassin9326 You mention a historian who says that Ethiopia was not a colony, it was for 2 years, being part of the Italian Empire of East Africa, it was snatched away by the British because Italy had declared war on the United Kingdom.

[@tekestenegash120]

Historians might argue that world war II began with the invasion of Ethiopia by the Italians. The invasion of Poland and the formal declaration of war by the British and French on Germany, they were just militarily dominant.

[@cjb9445]

The winner of the fight is the one who has 1 more round in his magazine. -"Heinz Guderian"

[@cjb9445]

@Ki Poi If he misses his last shot remember there's always 1 shot left, and that is your literal gun u beat him to death with it

[@phillip_iv_planetking6354]

Italy heard Ethiopia was making Pizzas.

[@scottleppard3290]

I enjoyed this vid, thank you.

[@burningoceanfloor1560]

Just watches the entirety of the Warpath ad and it actually went hard

[@-socialcredit]

Italy: *uses chemical weapons on an innocent African nation Britain and France: "I'm gonna pretend that I didn't see that

[@kaiserkiefer1760]

They were very hypocritical. In WW1 they declared war on us for invading through a neutral nation. And then invaded through Greece not long after! A neutral nation!

[@micheleserrani515]

Brhu, England and France where the first nations to use mustard gas for invading/conquer African lands and kill rebels, they even sold some of that same gas to the Italians, both in WW1 and WW2

[@alessandrogini5283]

Someone forget rif war

[@henzohewson]

“Why did Italy colonise Ethiopia?” Italy: “What I’M not allowed to have colonies? No fair!”

[@henzohewson]

@Humanity Galatica Indeed!

[@felicepompa1702]

@Humanity Galatica if france didn't sanction italy we would have remained allied, and Hitler would not have occupied Austria and the sudetenland. So we would have at least postponed ww2 (maybe even avoided entirely)

[@theassassin9326]

@@henzohewson Ethiopia was never colonised! Only occupied for a very short time. Just like France got occupied by Germany in ww2.

[@henzohewson]

@@theassassin9326 It can depend on how you look at it. From the Ethiopian and Allied perspective, it was more of a military occupation rather than an extensive colonisation process. Haile Selassie always planned to return and there was a huge resistance movement and guerilla campaign in the country. However, the Fascist Italian leadership at the time saw it as the acquisition of a colony, declaring the King of Italy as the next Ethiopian Emperor. If the “colony” had been held for more than 6 years (1935-41) then today we may view it more like Libya as a proper Italian colonial holding. However, you make a good point.

[@theassassin9326]

@@henzohewson it doesn't matter how itay saw it. Only the facts are matter! And The fact is that historians and expert clearly all agree that Ethiopia never got colonised, Only occupied for a short time just like France and Belgium.

[@davidknichal6629]

I am so proud of my country (Czechia, Czechoslovakia back then) because we tried to help them in their lost battle against Italy at least

[@mnk9073]

Let's be honest, it was mainly because it looked stupid on the map and Mussolini wanted a pretty colony from Eritrea to Somaliland.

[@Zeyede_Seyum]

Or revenge.

[@addis1395]

Why did Italy attacked Ethiopia? Because it wanted to colonize like France, England ,Spain ..

[@skyzzzwtw]

Benito just wanted more pirates

[@yeabwendewesen1418]

Pirates? What are you talking about?

[@skyzzzwtw]

@@yeabwendewesen1418 s o m a l i a

[@costante_3196]

Benito was right

[@yeabwendewesen1418]

What has Somalia got to do with this vid? Ethiopia and Somalia are two different countries

[@yeabwendewesen1418]

And Benito was executed in the centre of the city in front of and by the people for a reason

[@fikresbezabih1039]

Ethiopie symbole de résistance Africain respect brave Ethiopien

[@CODMWFan141]

"The Duce will have Ethiopia, with or without Ethiopians" Graziani

[@eduxyr]

LONG LIVE ETHIOPIA

[@ie4291]

No

[@eduxyr]

@Humanity Galatica you will colapse ethiopia did not colapse

[@theorube5182]

@Humanity Galatica lie

[@jacobarmour6325]

Ethiopia stronk!!! 🇪🇹

[@ronaldwilson9525]

You were the first comment sorry

[@jacobarmour6325]

@@ronaldwilson9525 lol are you having a good day Ronald it's nice to have a quick chat in the yt comments since you'll never mee the person again haha

[@cgt3704]

Mussolini: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT

[@terza333]

Not Really

[@proclash2505]

@@terza333 I mean Ethiopia is one of the only African countries that never got colonized

[@faithokpunor2079]

Proud of Ethiopia, they never got colonized ✊🏾

[@imperatorjulius6039]

This video's topic is literally the colonization of Ethiopia

[@DrFish547]

@@imperatorjulius6039 Wasn't colonialism though, it was a short lived occupation.

[@imperatorjulius6039]

@@DrFish547 it was a colonization, the Italians started to build infrastructures, make the Italian the official language, even many Italians moved there. Then Italy lost its empire after WW2, yet Ethiopia got colonized, even though for a short time

[@DrFish547]

@@imperatorjulius6039 Then by this logic Germans colonised France, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Yugoslavia, Poland and parts of Soviet Union.

[@imperatorjulius6039]

@@DrFish547 when did the Germans try to impose germanic culture, language and national culture on the occupied countries?

[@Eyammovie]

Do any one knows this war(the second italo Ethiopian war )was the most expensive war in history of colonialism . No country in African or in the world was invaded by 400,000 soldiers . Italians used 200,000 native Italians and 200,000 Africans from Italian colonies .plus no country in Africa was invaded by Europeans who used air planes for wars. And also Italy destabilized their our economy from this wars cost. But even with those things Italy only controlled about 35% of Ethiopia ,specially big cities and towns but most of rural areas Which account for 65% was under the control of Ethiopian guerrilla fighters and patriots .read books if You don't believe me.

[@tamirj.b.n9814]

makes me wanna play as Ethiopia in hearts if iron 4

[@kirubelgirma8337]

Proud to be Ethiopian the only independent state in Africa and one of the three countries of the world which never colonized by the westerns.

[@marcobaretta1116]

Great video. Thanks

[@Litkovian23]

I’m pretty convinced any one of the three previous emperors (Tewodros, Yohannes, Menelik) would have handled this invasion better

[@SamuelChac0n]

against mustard gas?

[@ice_sea5527]

@@SamuelChac0n Mustard gas doesn't immediately thanos snap the ethiopians away.

[@SamuelChac0n]

@@ice_sea5527 but it does give the italians a massive edge

[@Litkovian23]

Calígula certainly still a factor, but even before it’s use he was making bad strategic decisions. I’m just saying he seems to be the emperor with the worse military sense compared to his predecessors.

[@curtisthomas2670]

In the earlier war the Ethiopians were more on par with the Italians in terms of arms because they received a lot of then modern weapons from various sources including Russia, France, and US. But in the later war they had hardly modernized or kept up to date with weaponry and were far behind, in fact they still had weapons from the previous war in their arsenal. They were very poorly armed compared to the earlier Ethiopian forces.

[@gorgebutton5885]

Fun fact: I watched this and so did you

[@muluyefentaw4280]

Today marks the 126th anniversary of Ethiopia's victory at the Battle of Adwa on March 1st, 1896. Emperor Menilek’s II leadership and the Ethiopian troops stop Italy’s attempt to build an empire in Africa. Today many of our fellow Ethiopians and friends throughout Ethiopia and the world will remember this day, honoring the courage and sacrifices made by those who came before us to fight this battle. As a proud Ethiopian who so greatly respects and admires those who Ethiopians defended our homeland.

[@francisdrake7060]

You ended up occupied the same, just couple decades later.

[@ollyf5088]

Would have Germany been better off without Italy as allies in world war 2? Surely a neutral Italy would have been preferable to all that messing about in North Africa?

[@aleale6277]

The british would have had an uncontested Suez Canal and Mediterranean sea, getting resources from India and the east without any problem and they could have moved the Mediterranean fleet in the Atlantic to better protect their convoys against german subs or in the Pacific to fight Japan off.

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

It's the OPPOSITE, it was Germany that was a hindrance to Italy and cost them everything. Up to 1940 Italy had won every war it fought the past 30 YEARS prior. Italy's Empire was as large as the Nazi and German colonial Empire of 1911 COMBINED. Germany promised Italy 3 years to upgrade it's depleted forces in the Pact of Steel signed in May' 39. 4 months later they invaded Poland WITHOUT EVER NOTIFYING Italy, and brought an unprepared Italy into WWII. A vicious betrayal.

[@heaven33957]

I had an Ethiopian friend who was an international runner for Ethiopia and a freedom fighter. His name was fish aka fessaha! He always called me by my last name, the name of their ark angel! He always treated me very honourably and told me if he would ever be allowed to go back to his family n palace he would invite me n take me out every day to show me his country. He told me of a story of meeting his majesty at the age of 10 by accident when he decided to take a short cut through a farm field after school not knowing the king was there that day. He said when he saw the king he started running away and the king sent his gaurds to catch him to find out why he was running. He told the king because he knew he was a great man and he got scared. Hearing this his majesty gave him 100$ which was enough money to but meat for one month and told him when he grows up he is going to be a great man! And when he got home his mother got scared n confirmed if the king had been there n he was! Obviously his majesty had some spiritual insight too! I love and honour Ethiopians from ever since & will always admire them for their contributions during ww2💕✌🏼

[@fariidtv7127]

Why was Ethiopia saved from the Italian colony by England after the Ethiopian emperor run to england and the queen made a deal with Italy and gave western Somalia Ogaden region to Ethiopia in Berlin conference?

[@chuasmare22]

Did you watch the video . The Somali at that time just don’t fight. They gave up Somali in less than 2 days for the Italians just like ertria.

[@fariidtv7127]

@ይበልጣል hhhh the truth hurts and lies come to the light

[@NoRockinMansLand]

@@chuasmare22 lmao stop this

[@TheSuperhoden]

Weird. I was subbed here for some time. Apparently KZbin disagreed and removed my subscription...

[@american9603]

Ethiopia not Supported by any country to defend Warriors , we Support only by GOD,

[@chrisgriffin7357]

So Mussolini was basically Daenerys "breaker of chains" Targaryen

[@SealBreeze]

Italians though that they could build an empire as big as British, Spanish, French, Ottoman Empires...There Empire came crashing down and left no foot print that if felt like Religion or Languag.

[@mahadljama4578]

The war start at Ogaden a Somali region occupied by Ethiopia. Italy and Ethiopia disputed on divided Somali land. In 1889 Somalia was divided between Italy , Britain, France and Ethiopia. Italy and Ethiopia who fought previously in Adwa could agree their border Ethiopia were pushing towards to Indian ocean in order to get access to the sea however Italy were against that. In 1934 Ethiopia attacked Somali Italian soliders located at welwel oasis in Somali Ogaden region this resulted several casualties and lead to the invasion of Ethiopia.

[@zakariaali2259]

@TheCrazyKid138l Ethiopians always get help from white people when have they ever fought for them always using oromos as their soldiers sad

[@thermite8011]

@TheCrazyKid138l Why would anyone care about raw meat eaters? 🤣🤣

[@thermite8011]

@TheCrazyKid138l They actually slightly cook their meat on the outside killing the bacteria unlike you Ethiopians. Eating raw fish is much more safer than eating other raw meats such as beef 🤣😂

[@joninator7858]

@@thermite8011 Lol someone is salty against Ethiopia. May I ask why?

[@thermite8011]

@@joninator7858Look at the comment before me and u can clearly tell this us defensive. So gtfo here with your 'salty'

[@samnatt248]

Arabs never had war with Ethiopia in history ever

[@dawitgirma6554]

egypt had two wars with ethiopia

[@samnatt248]

@@dawitgirma6554 egypt did not do it in the name of Arabs, besides many Arabs supported Ethiopia

[@jorge6207]

Then Portugal helped them in the XVI century against the (non Arab) 'ghosts'.

[@jorge6207]

@Tewodros Joshua Exactly. 300 more than any other Europen power at the time, though. Venetians on the side of the Muslims, but I guess doesn't count.

[@jorge6207]

@Tewodros Joshua Yes, you're right, but the theater was the Indian ocean, at large. They lost.

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

El Duce figured that he could link up Libya and his African possessions... and the Suez Canal was a money-spinner. By getting astride the Red Sea, el Duce figured that the British would HAVE to abandon Egypt. As it turned out, the British were way to much for Italy to 'handle.' At every turn, the British routed the Italians during the early going.

[@flavioric]

It is "IL DUCE" not "EL DUCE" you are confusing italian with Spanish xD

[@davidhimmelsbach557]

@@flavioric I never passed French, either. Heh.

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

BULL, the Italians were defeating the British, what saved the British were America when Churchill went to FDR for help because Britain was bankrupt and on the cusp of defeat after the Battle of Britain, and began receiving massive supplies. Plus the British had their 10 Commonwealths, India fighting, Italy was alone.@@davidhimmelsbach557

[@stepiac283]

the Ethiopian war was the beginning of the end of the fascist regime and a disastrous event for Italy, having long-term negative consequences: it bled the state's finances so that Italy could no longer afford to modernize its army, provoked the sanctions on Italy imposed hypocritically by colonial empires such as the British and the French, and these sanctions contributed to the further impoverishment of Italy, which is an importer of raw materials, weakening the nation even more and pushing Mussolini into the arms of Hitler... and so Italy dramatically entered the Second World War with totally inadequate military and economic means and it was a disaster... and so Italy became a colony itself... for a few years it was a German colony and from 1945 to today a colony of the American empire...

[@spaniardsrmoors6817]

No it wasn't, the beginning of the end was the Spanish civil war of which Italy was the main contributor to the Nationalist victory but heavily depleted Italian forces, then the betrayal by Germany breaking the Pact of Steel which had promised Italy 3 years to upgrade, broken just 4 months later by the German invasion of Poland bringing Italy into WWII.

[@DarkoRajakovic_]

My Great Grandfather died here in the second Etho-Italic war! But, I don’t believe anybody should be colonized.

[@louisnall3102]

Mussolini: I will make the Roman Empire, starting with the Historically Roman province of Ethiopia!

[@scottandigan6276]

Failed miserably.