# Ethiopia **Ethiopia** holds a particular place in this vault as the African state that defeated a European colonial invasion and kept its independence — which is why [[Ethiopianism]] became a organizing symbol well beyond its borders, and why the Italian return in 1935 carried the weight it did. > [!note] Canonical country record > This page owns the bare name **Ethiopia** and is the default target for `[[Ethiopia]]`. > Its history is at [[Ethiopian History Hub]]. > A page covering its influence operations directed at the United States, if one is built, belongs in /Foreign Influence/ under an adjectival title and does **not** claim this name. ## Why it appears in this vault - [[Treaty of Wuchale]] — the mistranslated treaty behind the first Italo-Ethiopian war - [[Ethiopianism]] — the transnational symbol - [[Eritrea]] — the neighbour carved out of the same history ## See Also - [[Ethiopian History Hub]] - [[World History Hub]]