Second Italo-Ethiopian War

1935–1937 East Africa Status: ended Casualties: ~400,000

Italian forces used mustard gas against villages and the imperial army. Selassie's address to the League of Nations — 'It is us today; it will be you tomorrow' — went unheeded. The League's failure to act helped legitimise Axis aggression.

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Belligerents

Fascist Italy (Mussolini)
Ethiopian Empire (Haile Selassie)

Casualties

~400,000

From World at War, an interactive atlas by Jairus Pereira. Figures are approximate, drawn from Wikipedia, UCDP, ACLED and academic sources — a design artefact, not an authoritative register. Contact.