Ethiopian Civil War

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ethiopian-civil-war

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the country?Ethiopia
2. What is the primary conflict period?Approximately 1974 to 1991
3. Why did the Derg take power in Ethiopia?The Derg was a group of soldiers who took over because many people were unhappy with Emperor Haile Selassie's rule and wanted change.
4. Who were the main groups fighting against the Derg?The biggest group was the EPRDF, led mainly by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. Other groups like the Oromo and Amhara movements also fought.

Derg: The military junta that seized power in Ethiopia in 1974, establishing a communist regime.
EPRDF: A coalition of ethnic-based liberation fronts that successfully overthrew the Derg in 1991.
Famine: A severe and widespread shortage of food, often exacerbated by conflict and political factors.
Marxist-Leninist: A political ideology advocating for a classless society led by a communist party.