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b"During the Scramble for Africa, Italy was eager to develop a 'second Roman Empire' within the continent. It set its sights on Ethiopia, which they were 'awarded' during the Berlin Conference of 1884-85. Now, all they had to do was remove the Ethiopian government and occupy the land. This proved easier said than done. At the time, Ethiopia was under the leadership of Emperor Menelik II, who was able to lead and defend his country against the Italian army. The Emperor helped to put Ethiopia on the map at a time where many African countries were being destroyed and exploited.\\nFollow us on IG: itsacontinentpod and Twitter: itsacontinent. Pre-order It's a Continent (2022) on Amazon and Waterstones\\nWe're on Buy me a Coffee too: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/itsacontinent\\nVisit our website: itsacontinent.com\\nHosts: Chinny: Twitter/IG: chindomiee\\nAstrid: IG: astrid_monologuesx\\nArtwork by Margo Designs: https://margosdesigns.myportfolio.com\\nMusic provided by Free Vibes: https://goo.gl/NkGhTg\\nWarm Nights by Lakey Inspired: https://soundcloud.com/lakeyinspired/...\\nCreative Commons \\u2014 Attribution 3.0 Unported\\u2014 CC BY 3.0\\nhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/...\\nSources for further reading:\\n\\nThe history of Ethiopia by Saheed A. Adejumobi\\n\\nThe Battle of Adwa - Reflections on Ethiopia's history victory against European colonialism\\n\\nTowards an understanding of the African experience from historical and contemporary perspectives\\n\\n\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"