WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Various kingdoms across Africa attempted to resist European colonization. In Ethiopia, King Menelik II was able to successfully avoid becoming an Italian colony by making an alliance with other local Kingdoms and with Russia.

Detailed explanation-2: -Read a brief summary of this topic. Haile Selassie I, original name Tafari Makonnen, (born July 23, 1892, near Harer, Ethiopia-died August 27, 1975, Addis Ababa), emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974 who sought to modernize his country and who steered it into the mainstream of post-World War II African politics.

Detailed explanation-3: -What steps did Menelik II take in response to the Europeans’ plan? Menelik sends soldiers to investigate what was going on, he told his chiefs to talk with the Sudanese troops and explain his intentions, he told the Ethiopian troops to go to the White Nile, and he wrote this letter.