SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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What country was the only country to withstand the advanced weapons and technology of the Europeans
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Chad
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Ethiopia
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Algeria
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Zimbabwe
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -France and Russia. Explanation: From 1895 until 1896, Italy and Ethiopia (supported by France and Russia) fought the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Ethiopians surrounded the Italians for two weeks and, upon Empress Tayitu’s advice, cut off the fort’s water supply. The Italian commander agreed to surrender if they would be allowed to leave with their firearms. Menelik agreed that they could leave the garrison unharmed.
Detailed explanation-3: -In October 1935 Italian troops invaded Ethiopia – then also known as Abyssinia – forcing the country’s Emperor, Haile Selassie, into exile.
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