🇬🇧 Britain and 🇫🇷 France are still divided on 🇩🇪 Germany
by 1933, many British felt that the Treaty of Versailles was unfair
in response, the British signed an agreement with Germany allowing Germany to maintain a navy ⛴ as long as it was always under 35% of British naval capacity
this is a SERIOUS breach of the ToV covenant
every country for itself!
Actual Incident
🇮🇹 Italy is still haunted by its 1896 defeat at Abyssinia
in 1896, Italy tried to invade Abyssinia but was ultimately defeated
👤 Mussolini wants Revenge, Resources and Glory, in no particular order
1934: a Dispute between Italian and Abyssinian soldiers
Mussolini demands an apology and prepares for invasion
1936: Abyssinian Emperor 👤 Haile Selassie appeals to the League for help
the 🇬🇧 British and 🇬🇧 French are desperate to be on good terms with 👤 Mussolini because they need Italy to go against 👤 Hitler (Stresa Pact)
sanctions failed.
one of the only ways in/out of Abyssinia was the Suez Canal, which the British and French ruled
they could’ve just shut it off and stopped Italy but they didn’t.