The British Expedition Traveling to Abyssinia was a rescue Rescuing mission and punitive expedition Scrutiny carried out Action in 1868 by the armed Bearing_arms forces of the British Empire against the Ethiopian Empire .

The war was fought Hostile_encounter between the armed forces of the Kingdom of Italy and those of the Ethiopian Empire ( also known as Abyssinia ) .

The Abyssinia Crisis of 1935 is often seen Perception_active as a clear demonstration of the ineffectiveness of the League .