Question

Who is the subject of the text? “One of Ethiopia’s greatest rulers, he expanded the empire almost to its present-day borders, repelled an Italian invasion in 1896, and carried out a wide-ranging program of modernization." A. Haile Selassie B. Menelik II C. Samori Touré D. Shaka

Answer 1

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Unit 5 World History

B. Menelik II

Answer 2

It would be letter B. Menelik II. He defeated the Italians at the battle of Adwa and expand Ethiopia almost to its current modern size and united the people in one banner and an able tactician and politician that bring the country into a drive to modernization and nation-building.