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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did the Emperor raise to the post of premier after all the strikes and rebellions?

2. When does "F.U.-H." say that the end of the Empire began?

3. What student leader died in a demonstration held by the students after the peasant uprising?

4. How many people lived in Ethiopia in 1973?

5. What was Germame's brother's position in the government?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did international aid workers discover when they came to help the starving people of Ethiopia?

2. How did the Emperor try to keep the people from thinking about the conditions in Ethiopia?

3. Why was General Beleta Abebe arrested and held by his soldiers?

4. What did Mengistu say when he faced a court martial for his part in the coup with Germame?

5. What was an important and useful characteristic of the new appointees after the coup?

6. How did the Emperor keep track of the new developments that were being built?

7. How was the national budget divided?

8. Why was "N.L.E." fired from his job as titular clerk?

9. Why did soldiers start a rebellion and arrest their superiors in the province of Sidamo?

10. Describe what the mortar man, "M.S." did.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the factions in the Palace in the 1970s and how each faction wanted to deal with the revolutionaries.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the Emperor's thrift with his extravagances.

Essay Topic 3

Using examples from the book, discuss the atmosphere that permeated the Empire after the 1960 coup.

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