Welcome to your Grade 12 History chapter 3
After carefully reading the following 30 questions, choose the correct answer.
1.
What event prompted Tewodros II to detain the British consul and other Europeans?
2.
Which people ambushed and destroyed Werner Muzinger and his army in 1875?
3.
On what date did Italy launch a war of aggression and invade Ethiopia to start the 1935 conflict?
4.
Who was the overall commander of the northern front against the Italians in 1935?
5.
Which Ethiopian emperor was overthrown largely because he was a danger to the Shoan nobility?
6.
Who were the two Ethiopians who tried to assassinate Graziani in Addis Ababa in 1937?
7.
In May 1936, where did Emperor Haile Selassie go after leaving Ethiopia?
8.
Which battles were fought in 1875-1876 when Egypt launched a war of aggression on Ethiopia?
9.
Who was the commander of the Egyptian army that marched from Massawa in October 1875?
10.
The 1931 Constitution in Ethiopia was mainly designed to achieve what?
11.
Which Italian leader and party wanted to restore the former glory of the Ancient Roman empire?
12.
What was a major weakness of the Ethiopian side during the 1935 Italian invasion?
13.
Which town was entered by the Italians on November 8, 1935?
14.
Who was the first Viceroy of the Italian East African Empire?
15.
The combined troops of which two forces eventually defeated the Italians in 1941?
16.
Which Ethiopian patriot fought against Italian troops in Italy during World War II?
17.
What river separated Ethiopia and the Italian Colony of Eritrea in 1935?
18.
Which Ethiopian leader commanded the Shire front in the north in 1935?
19.
Who was the architect of Egyptian aggression in Ethiopia in 1875?
20.
The British military expedition against Tewodros II ended with the storming of which place?
21.
Which city was occupied by Mohammed Rauf Pasha in October 1875?
22.
Ras Mulugeta Yegezu commanded which front during the 1935 conflict?
23.
Who assigned Ras Kassa Hailu as the overall commander of the northern front?
24.
The invasion of Ethiopia by Italy in 1935 aimed to erase the "shameful scar" of which previous defeat?
25.
Which Ethiopian leader fought at the Temben front along with Ras Seyoum Mengesha?
26.
After the 1941 liberation, which country's combined troops helped expel the Italians?
27.
In what year was the Battle of Adwa won by Ethiopians from all corners?
28.
Which mercenary was the main architect of Egyptian aggression in 1875?
29.
On what front was Ras Emeru Haile Selassie assigned during the 1935-36 war?
30.
What prompted the British military expedition against Emperor Tewodros II?
