Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935?

Why did Italy attack Ethiopia in 1935? The incursion by Italian troops into Africa became known as the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, or the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, as it was named at the time. The conflict came without warning and was accompanied by no declaration of war. Rather, at 5 A.M. on October 3, 1935, Marshal Emilio De Bono led 200,000 Italian Army men into Ethiopia from the neighboring Italian territory of Eritrea. Simultaneously, a smaller chunk of troops was led by General Rodolfo Graziani from Italian Somaliland. ♦Consider supporting the Channel of Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/Knowledgia ♦Please consider to SUBSCRIBE: https://goo.gl/YJNqek ♦Music Used : Kevin MacLeod - Decisions Music: Miguel Johnson - No Turning Back Link: https://youtu.be/NW5DqE_02sQ​​ Music provided by MFY - No Copyright ♦Sources : https://web.archive.org/web/20040314102707/http://www.needham.k12.ma.us/High_School/cur/Baker_00/03/baker-mc-03/ethiopia.htm Barker, A. J. (1968). The Civilising Mission: The Italo-Ethiopian War 1935–6. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-93201-6. Nicolle, David (1997). The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935–1936. Westminster, Maryland: Osprey. ISBN 978-1-85532-692-7. ♦Script & Research : Skylar Gordon #History #Documentary