They didn't have the military power to defend themselves.
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Haile Selassie personally directed campaigns against the Italian troops in northern Abyssinia, but the better equipped Italian troops, coupled with the willingness to deploy chemical weapons, frustrated the Abyssinian Emperor.
The revolution in Russia was one of the causes of the outbreak of the Red Scare. We can also attribute the coming about of the Red Scare, because of the patriotism following World War I, as the United States was seen as a great help, and the left-wing and anarchist agitation which was in conflict with the current government.
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