[HKTechBoy]

You know, I'll never understand why Italy invaded Ethiopia. I can imagine the conversation between Hitler and Mussolini.

Hitler: What's up.
Mussolini: I invaded Ethiopia.
Hitler: WTF?

[nuconvert]

here's some background info sourced from The Library of Congress...........

http://workmall.com/wfb2001/ethiopia/ethiopia_history_mussolinis_invasion_and_the_italian_occupation.html

[wildandcrazyrussian]

That was great. You should do a series "History in 10 Words or Less"!

[Christopher Lincoln]

The simplest answer to the question of why Fascist Italy conquered Ethiopia is that it could. The Fascists dreamed of reviving the Roman Empire (without having a clue what made that empire work in the first place), but it turned out that Ethiopia and Albania were the only countries they could defeat.

[senorita]

Maybe they were looking for the Lost Ark from Biblical times. It’s supposedly kept in a safely guarded place in Ethiopia. (Not in an army warehouse as shown in Raiders of the Lost Ark).