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Where was Samori Toure's homeland?
The high country between the Upper Niger and the upper Senegal.
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Who was the first leader in the African region to arm all his troops with guns?
Samori Toure.
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By 1886, Samori Toure had accquired 50 breechloaders, most of them __________.
Chaseepots.
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Where did Toure purchase his weapons from?
Sierra Leone.
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Toure had __ in 1887, and ____ in 1898.
36, 4000.
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What type of rifles did Toure aim to purchase from the Sierre Leon region?
Gras and Mauser.
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What type of repeaters were the French armed with that fought Toure?
Gras-Kropatceks and Labels.
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How many blacksmiths did he have?
300 to 400 blacksmiths.
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How many rifles did his industry make a week?
12 a week. (mostly copies of Gras-Kropatceks)
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How many cartridges a day did Toures industry produce?
200 to 300.
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Who made the gunpowder?
The wives of the blacksmiths.
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Who defeated Toure? How?
The French; they cut off his supply from Sierre Leon and Libya.
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A similar situation happened in the reign of Tewodros (_____-______) in _______.
(1855-1868) in Ethiopia.
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Where did the British Army defeat Twedros army?
At Maeqdela. (Thanks in part of their breechloaders)
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Who is Bezbiz Kasa?
A rival warloard.
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Who was recruited by Bezbiz Kasa to train his troops?
Kirkham, an English Sergeant.
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In 1871, after defeating his rivals, Kasa became Emperor ________ __.
Yohannis IV.
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Yohannis marked wars against _______ ______ to the West, and _______ to the east.
Sudanese Mahdist, Italians.
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By ____, Yohannis had a better equppied army than any African Ruler ever had.
1896.
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When was the defeat of the Italians at Aduwa?
March 1st, 1896.
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Why did the Italians lose?
Their own treaty of Wichelle in which they supplied rifles to Menelik.
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What was the method of fighting that the Europeans most frequently encountered?
The frontal assult, or rush.
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What is the square of Napoleonic times?
A human fortress surrounded by an impenetrable hail of bullets.
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Describe the battle that took place in October 1893 near Zimbabwe.
A column of 50 British South African Police encountered the 5,000 Ndebele warriors of King Lobegula.
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How long did it take for 3,000 Ndebele to be dead?
Within an hour and a half.
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Who wrote Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice (1906)?
Callwell.
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What was Small Wars: Their Principles and Practice (1906) about?
The difference between Europeans and Barbarians.
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Who wrote A West African Warfare book that was a maual for British officers posted to that region?
Charles B. Wallis.
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