The Greatest Exception to the Pattern of European Conquest in Africa

question 19

Multiple Choice

The greatest exception to the pattern of European conquest in Africa was the

• A) defeat of British-led forces at Khartoum in the Sudan.
• B) defeat of the Italians by the Ethiopians at the Battle of Adowa.
• C) clash of the British and the French at Fashoda.
• D) building of the Suez Canal.
• E) battle of Omdurman.

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