The Leaders
He was the Emperor of Ethiopia who united his people against Italy.
Who is Menelick II?
This was the name of the treaty that started the conflict.
What is the Treaty of Wuchale?
The Italians planned this kind of "early morning" attack to catch Ethiopia off guard.
What is a surprise attack?
Ethiopia was one of the only African nations to never be ____.
What is colonized?
The power of a country to govern itself.
What is sovereignty?
This Empress led her own battalion and cut off the Italian water supply.
Who is Taytu Betul?
The treaty was written in Italian and this Ethiopian language.
What is Amharic?
The Italian army got lost because of the rugged terrain and poor ____
What are maps?
The colors of Ethiopia’s flag are Green, Red, and this.
What is Yellow?
A person who is skilled at planning clever ways to win a battle.
What is tactician?
He was the Italian General who underestimated the Ethiopian forces.
Who is Oreste Baratieri?
In the Italian version, Ethiopia was forced to become a servant state, also known as this
What is a protectorate/servant state?
This many days is how long the actual Battle of Adwa lasted.
What is one day?
Adwa became a symbol of hope for this movement, which supports the unity of all African people.
What is Pan-Africanism?
To assemble and organize troops for war.
What is mobilization?
Menelik II bought modern weapons from these types of nations to prepare for war.
What are the European nations?
Menelik II did this to the treaty once he realized he had been tricked.
What is tore it up/rejected it?
One reason the Italians lost was that their army was separated into these (another word for rows or groups).
What are columns?
This "Scramble" was the name for European powers racing to take African land.
(What is the Scramble for Africa?)
When one country takes control of another land and its people.
What is Colonialism?
This was the total number of Ethiopian troops (roughly) at the battle.
What is over 100,000?
The "trick" happened because the two versions of the treaty said different things about doing...
What is business/diplomacy?
Instead of being asleep, the Ethiopian army was already awake doing this when the Italians arrived
What is praying?
The victory proved to the world that European powers were not ____.
(What is invincible?)
This word describes the "mountains and hills" of the land that confused the Italians.
What is terrain?