Numerous tents erected in grasslands of Ethiopia as cattle graze in the background. Ethiopian tribesmen stand near a tent. A man smokes a hookah.
King Haile Selassie I sit under an umbrella as he watches a procession from a balcony in Ethiopia. Soldiers, people and cavalry take part in the procession. The Ethiopian warriors are preparing for the battle of Maichew. Large number of locals gathers to witness the procession. Police controls the crowd.
The invasion of Ethiopia by Italian forces. Infantry, armor, and mounted units are seen.
A film titled 'Addis Ababa prepares for seize' shows Italian envoy Count Vinci Gigliucci leave the city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Soldiers and civilians pass by a street and soldiers salute the Italian soldiers. Italian soldiers help the natives to learn the usage of gas masks. Many tribesmen enter the city from their temporary camps on the outskirts. American flag painted on sloping roofs seen.
Foreigners flee from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The last Italian Consul and other officials leave the city. Men seated on horsebacks moving across the area. Men constructing bomb proof shelters. They dig out mud and are engaged in construction work. Officials at a railroad station. They board a train and the train leaves the area.
People demonstrate in New York City, United States. Communists, Pacifists and other liberal anti-war demonstrators protest against war in general and Italy's aggression against Ethiopia (Italo-Ethiopian war). People carrying banners move on streets of New York. Banners read ' stop war' ' Unite against war'. From a 25 year retrospective in a newsreel dated July 14, 1960.