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This country called its leader the "Czar" instead of King.
What is Russia?
Name one country in Africa that remained free of European rule.
What is Liberia or What is Ethiopia?
What is the definition of protectorate?
What is a country that is politically controlled by another country?
What was the battle called in 1896 where the Ethiopian Army defeated the Italian Army?
What is the Battle of Adowa?
What was Menelik II's nickname?
Name the African country that remained truly independent of outside influence.
What is Ethiopia?
What is the definition of autocracy?
What is the unlimited power of a ruler?
How did Alexander II die?
How he was killed by assassins who threw a bomb into carriage?
In the 1860's, there were two emperors in Ethiopia - name one of them.
Who was Yohannes IV or who was Menelik II?
What country tried to gain control of Ethiopia?
What is Italy?
What was the traditional Ethiopian title for the Emperor of Ethiopia?
What is "King of Kings?"
How did Italy gain Ethiopia as a protectorate?
What is the Italian government tricked Menelik into signing a treaty that was translated differently in Italian?
This was the ruling family in Russia.
Who were the Romanovs?
Where is Liberia?
What event led to the decline of Alexander III's health and might have influenced his ultimate death?
What was the railroad coach accident where the the train lurched itself off the rails?
What is...
1. He build railroads?
2. He built new schools?
3. He relaxed censorship on newspapers?
4. He allowed towns in Russia to govern themselves?
5. He allowed people accused of a crime to appear before a jury?
What is the lowest land on earth's surface called?
Where is the Danakil Depression?
What is...
1. Towns could no longer govern themselves?
2. Russian nobelmen could oppress poor peasants who worked their land?
3. He could arbitrarily send people to Siberia as a punishment?