Understand the nature of the crisis faced by European imperial powers at the end of the nineteenth century. At the Ethiopian town of Adowa, the French and the British engaged in a standoff that nearly led to a European war in 1898.1. Tue2. false

IT IS TRUE that  at the Ethiopian town of Adowa, the French and the British engaged in a standoff that nearly led to a European war in 1898.

Explanation:

Adwa is a market town and separate woreda in Tigray, Ethiopia. It is best known as the community closest to the decisive Battle of Adwa fought in 1896 with Italian troops. Notably, Ethiopian soldiers, aided by Russia and France, won the battle, thus being one of the few African nations to thwart European colonialism.

The Fashoda Incident was the climax of imperial territorial disputes between Britain and France in East Africa, occurring in 1898. A French expedition to Fashoda on the White Nile river sought to gain control. The British held firm as both empires stood on the verge of war with heated rhetoric on both sides. Under heavy.

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Explanation: The traditional warriors, farmers and pastoralists as well as women fight and defeated the Italian army in the northern town of Adowa in Ethiopia. The victory of this battle ensured Ethiopia’s independence, making it the only African country never to be colonised by any European nation. Adowa turned Ethiopia into a global symbol of freedom for black people.