On this day, 88 years ago, on January 2, 1937 (November 20, 1936 in the lunar calendar), Britain and Italy signed the "Gentlemen's Agreement." On January 2, 1937, Britain and Italy signed a so-called "gentlemen's agreement", which was a product of Britain's policy of "appeasement" against fascist bandits. In the early 1930s, two sources of war were formed in the East and the West, and the danger of a new world war was clearly placed in front of the people of all countries. In order to maintain its existing hegemony and encourage German, Japanese and Italian fascists to attack the Soviet Union, Italian fascists invaded Ethiopia in October 1935. At that time, Britain's naval power was four times that of Italy, and its air power was much greater than Italy. As long as Britain cut off Italy's supply lines in the Mediterranean Sea and blocked the Suez Canal, it could kill the Italian army invading Egypt. However, British government ministers, led by Chamberlain, all said that Britain had no intention of sinking a British ship in a naval battle for Ethiopia's independence. Britain, France and the United States fawned on German and Italian fascists at the expense of Ethiopia. In August 1936, Germany and Italy jointly intervened in Spain with armed forces. The competition between Britain and Italy in the Mediterranean was fierce, and their strength was mutual dependence. However, Britain still refused to give up its policy of "appeasement", and Italy agreed to conclude a "gentlemen's agreement" in order to catch its breath for a while. The two sides pledged to maintain the status quo in the Mediterranean and respect each other's interests in the Mediterranean. In 1938, Britain officially recognized Italy's annexation of Ethiopia. A series of activities between Britain and Italy have been praised by the U.S. government. British Prime Minister Chamberlain even proudly declared that "the cloud of mistrust and suspicion has been cleared" between Britain and Italy and that it "marks the beginning of a new era." Italy and Britain reached an agreement only to temporarily stabilize Britain and concentrate their efforts against France. After the fall of France in 1940, the German and Italian fascists put a butcher's knife on the head of Great Britain. In August, German and Italian fascists dispatched 2,000 aircraft to bomb London, the capital of the United Kingdom, and other military bases and industrial centers day and night, causing great damage to Britain and almost collapse. Chamberlain began with the purpose of harming others and ended with the result of harming himself.