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Sanctions

Sanctions are penalties, usually economic, imposed by states or international bodies to pressure another state to change its behaviour. After Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, the League of Nations imposed sanctions on Italy. These measures proved ineffective in halting Italian expansion and exposed the weakness of the League.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sanctions. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sanctions
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