1935day.year
The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
In response to Italy's aggression in Ethiopia, the League of Nations enacts its first collective economic sanctions.
On October 19, 1935, the League of Nations imposed economic sanctions on Fascist Italy to protest its invasion of Ethiopia (then Abyssinia). The measures targeted arms sales, loans, and exports of key commodities, but crucial resources like oil were exempted. Major powers' reluctance to fully enforce sanctions weakened their impact and emboldened aggressive states. The episode highlighted the limitations of interwar collective security and foreshadowed the League's inability to prevent World War II. Italy eventually secured alternative trade partners, rendering the sanctions largely ineffective.
1935
invasion of Ethiopia