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while supposedly negotiating with the League to settle disputes, Mussolini was also preparing an army to send to Africa
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as the most potential ally against Hitler, Italy was sought out by the League to sign this agreement that would unite them against Germany
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a ballot taken in Britain showed that a majority of the population supported the use of miliary force to defend Abyssinia
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a League committee reported that no side was responsible for the Wal-Wal incident. thus, the League offered a part of Abyssinia to Italy that Mussolini would come to reject
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Mussolini launches his full-scale invasion on Abyssinia
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a League committee to decide sanctions to impose on Italy is set up. unfortunately, decision-making was delayed due to some economic problems to consider for the League
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Hoare and Laval, British and French foreign ministers, planned secretly to give Mussolini two-thirds of Abyssinia to withdraw the invasion. however, the plans were leaked out to the public, giving Britain and France a bad image overall
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the League had finally decided to stop oil sales regarding Italy. unfortunately, Mussolini had already taken over most of Abyssinia. also, the Americans were disgusted by past French and British leader decisions that the country was against supporting any League sanctions
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while the League was preoccupied with problems with Italy, Hitler chose to start Germany's comeback, marching into the Rhineland
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Italy had overtaken the capital of Abyssinia, Addis Ababa. by then, Mussolini had formally annexed the entire country and the League had officially failed.
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the agreement called the Rome-Berlin axis
