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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The defeat of the Italians by the Ethiopians at the Battle of Adowa in 1896 was the greatest exception to the pattern of European conquest in Africa. It was the only time an African state successfully defended its independence against a European colonial power.

The Greatest Exception to the Pattern of European Conquest in Africa