Research Questions: 1. What was the impact of the European scramble on the future of Ethiopia? a. Is there a relationship between the Italian defeat at "Adwa" and Britain's occupation of Sudan? b. Did Haile Selassie's reliance on foreign protection play a role in increasing Italian ambitions in his country? c. What is the relationship between the international political and economic conditions after the First World War and Italian ambitions in East Africa? d. How did the ambitions of the major European powers contribute to Ethiopia falling prey to the Italians? 2. Why did Ethiopia lose to Italy despite its previous victory over them in the Battle of "Adwa"? a. What was the role of the League of Nations in preventing the Italian occupation of Ethiopia? b. What was the impact of the Emperor's exile on the Ethiopian resistance? c. What were the international repercussions of Italy's occupation of Ethiopia? 3. What was the Sudanese position on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia? a. Was the position of the Sudanese people different from that of the British government? b. What was the British government's position on the Italian occupation of Ethiopia? c. Why did the Sudanese sympathize with and support the Ethiopian resistance? d. How was the Sudan Defence Force able to contain the Italian threat on the eastern borders? 4. What was Sudan's role in the liberation of Ethiopia? a. How did the Sudan Defence Force enter the war? b. What was the impact of Emperor Haile Selassie's presence in Sudan on the resistance and his relationship with Sudan? c. Did the Sudan Defence Force play a distinguished role in the war against the Italians?