1. What were the causes and effects of the Abyssinian War?

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Lesson Objectives
​To identify and examine the causes, key features, and impact of the Abyssinian War

Lesson Tasks

1. ​Download, read, and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint
2. Read and make notes from pages 101-108, completing Activities 10-16
3. Complete the worksheet, 'What was the war actually like?'
4. Complete the worksheet, 'Historians' assessments of the effects of the Abyssinian War'

​Essential Readings

1. Knight, P. (2003). Mussolini and Fascism, p. 88-91 - Deals with the causes and consequences of the invasion

2. How did Italian foreign policy change after Abyssinia?

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Lesson Objectives
​To examine how Italian foreign policy changed between 1936 and 1939

Lesson Tasks

1. ​Download, read, and make notes from the Lesson PowerPoint.
2. Read and make notes from pages 108-113, completing Activities 17-19.
3. Fill in this table that you started previously, including all the events up to 1939.

Essential Readings

1. Mallett, R. (2003). Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, Chapter 5 'Cementing the Bond', p. 67-82 - On the alliance between Italy and Germany.