How one word cause a war.
Words have power. Spoken words or written words can be easily misconstrued as in this example. Italy and Ethiopia were fighting over Ethiopia's right to be an independent nation. This war cost around 14,000 lives and Ethiopia won but it could have been avoided. One word caused the whole conflict. The two countries had negotiated an agreement that allowed Ethiopia to remain independent rather than be colonised as was happening all over Africa at the time. The agreement was written ... Read more