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  League of Nations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The modern Italian Army easily defeated the poorly armed Abyssinians, and captured Addis Ababa in May 1936, forcing Emperor Haile Selassie to flee.
The Italians used chemical weapons (mustard gas) and flame throwers against the Abyssinians.
The League of Nations condemned Italy's aggression and imposed economic sanctions in November 1935, but the sanctions were largely ineffective.
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 Top 20 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Perhaps most famously, in October 1935, Benito Mussolini sent General Pietro Badoglio and 400,000 troops to invade Abyssinia.
The Italians used chemical weapons (mustard gas) against the Abyssinians.
The League of Nations condemned Italy's aggression and imposed economic sanctions in November 1935, but the sanctions were largely ineffective, as the United States (a non-League member) continued to sell oil to Italy.
encyc.connectonline.com /index.php/League_of_Nations   (5490 words)

  
 Picatrix (The Aim of the Sage) of pseudo-Majriti (summary)
The author, having once again given philosophy its due, "returns to the subject of the book", and chapter 2 deals with prayers to the moon in each of the twelve signs of the zodiac.
These are the work of "a school of learned men of the Kurds and Abyssinians" and often tell what may be accomplished under each sign.
Narratives illustrating the possible effects are sometimes given (pp.
www.esotericarchives.com /picatrix.htm   (7116 words)

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