This country attempted to establish an African protectorate by signing the 1889 Treaty of Wuchale. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this country, which was routed by forces personally led by Empress Taytu Betul and Emperor Menelik II at the 1896 Battle of Adwa.
ANSWER: Italy [or Italian Republic; or Italia; or Repubblica Italiana]
[10e] Italy was forced to recognize the sovereignty of Ethiopia in a treaty named for this city, which Taytu Betul had founded and given a name meaning “new flower.” This city is still the capital of Ethiopia today.
ANSWER: Addis Ababa
[10h] Menelik II was raised by the second Ethiopian emperor with this name, who resisted English colonial efforts at the Battle of Magdala. The current pope of the Coptic Church has this name.
ANSWER: Tewodros [or Tawodros; or Theodore; accept Tewodros II, Tawodros II, or Theodore II; prompt on Gebre Kidan or Gebre Kidan]
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