Over 150 soldiers from both sides died in a two-day skirmish that began on 5 December, and whose origins continue to be unclear.
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When Abyssinia was finally captured on 5 May, all the sanctions were dropped.
The Italian forces were well-equipped with modern weaponry including tanks, aircraft, and chemical weapons, giving them a significant advantage over the Ethiopian army, which was primarily composed of infantry with limited access to modern arms.
On the 5th December 1934, the Wal-Wal Incident took place which laid the foundations for the Abyssinia Crisis.
On the 19th October 1935, the League of Nations voted to impose sanctions on Italy after it invaded Abyssinia.
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