After Imperialism
- The defeat of the Italians ended the attempted imperialism of Ethiopia
- By the end of the year the new Italians accepted the independence of Menelik's Ethiopia
- Menelik won slices of Somali territory
Does Ethiopia have an army
- Now the Ethiopian Defense Force is ranked 29th in the world and second in Africa
- It's military is made up of an army and an air force.
- Earlier this year the Ethiopian military developed their first year drone
During Imperialism
- The three motivations for imperialism is Italy wanted to find more land for raw matrials
- They wanted to show their power to other European countries
- Better access to water ways for trade
- The Ethiopians kept their freedom by successful military resistance
- The Italians suffer the bloodiest defeat ever experienced by a colonial power in Africa.
- No other European country wanted to invade Ethiopia
- Ethiopia was the only African country to not be colonized
- Imperialism is a policy of extending a country's power and influence though diplomacy or military force
Prior to Imperialism
- The language of Ethiopia is Afro Asiatic super language family
- Their ethnic groups are Semitic, Cushitic, and Otmotic group
- The Semitic group lived in the highlands of the center of the north
- The Cushitic group lived in the high, and lowlands of the south central and north central area
- The Omotic group lived in the south
- Coffee beans was becoming a mayor
- The tradition custume called gabbi
- The national dish is called wat and it is hot spicy stew
Ethiopia Imperialism
By
Ivan Corona