The Defeat of Ethiopia Essay -- African History

In the beginning of the 20th century, exclusively of Africa was in European hands except for just one country. notwithstanding all the factors against this one country, Ethiopia, in1896 they successfully defended themselves from the Italians in the Battle of Adwa. Unfortunately, when the Italians invaded a instant time in 1935, the Ethiopians were not so successful. How come the Ethiopians were defeated when not 50 years earlier they were victorious? Was the advance in applied science to much for the Ethiopians to combat or was it the lack of good leadership that they once had in the years leading up to the second invasion. I recollect that due to the lack of good leadership before and during the second Italian invasion attributed to the defeat of Ethiopia, rather than their technological deficiencies. To first chthonianstand the difference in the second war we must first briefly escort at their victory in the first war. In this conflict Ethiopia defeated the Italians because their leaders made all the right choices before and during the war. It started with Emperor Tewodros II, who reunified the Ethiopia under a single emperor. Before that Ethiopia was in great disarray, with many an(prenominal) different kings and warlords ruled different parts of Ethiopia. This was a crucial stair in defeating the Italian because without the full cooperation of all the Ethiopian warlords, than the Italian legions would have easily defeated the fragmented Ethiopian states. Another crucial decision that Tewodros II made was to new-fangledize the Ethiopian military with firearms. He learned this lesson harshly after a tough defeat from the modern equipped Egyptian army and from this experience he used it to break out his empire. With just these two simple improvements Ethiopia was now in ... ...talian bullets ever could. flush in our time, the most modern army comparable the United States is not assured victory against a less advanced foe like the Taliban. In the end, it all comes down to the soldiers training, and the leadership of their superiors. WORKS CITEDDel Boca, Angelo. Guerra dAbissinia. Translated by Giangiacomo Feltrinelli. The Ethiopian War 1935-1941, Chicago The University of Chicago Press, 1969.Milkias, Paulos. The Battle of Adwa. N.p. Algora Publishing, 2005. Nicolle, David, and Raffaele Ruggeri. The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-36. capital of the United Kingdom Osprey Military, 1997. Wienholt, Arnold. The Africans Last Stronghold. London John Long, 1938.Gilbert, Erik, and Jonathan T. Reynolds. Africa in World record From Prehistory to the Present. Boston Pearson, 2012.