The clue seems to 8/9 as of this point.TenPoundHammer wrote: ↑Tue Dec 11, 2018 12:00 am I just had no idea what to even guess. There are like, four trillion countries in Africa and I see no way to noodle your way through this in 30 seconds unless you're inhumanly fast.
For what to guess as far as J! purposes? East Africa & Italy = Ethiopia seems common:
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#7357, aired 2016-09-13 SUDAN IMPACT $2000: In 1940 this nation's troops invaded Sudan from Ethiopia; they were kicked out in 1941
#7353, aired 2016-07-27 TIME'S PERSON OF THE YEAR $1000: 1935: Ethiopia's king fought an incursion by Italy's strongman, Mussolini
#6973, aired 2014-12-31 MILITARY MISTAKES $400: In 1896 an Ethiopian army defeated a force from this nation that had launched an ill-advised night attack
#6115, aired 2011-03-25 IN WHICH DECADE $1600: Italy conquers Ethiopia
#5655, aired 2009-03-20 KINGS $9,000 (Daily Double): A busy guy, he was King of Italy (1900 to 1946), Emperor of Ethiopia (1936 to 1941) & King of Albania (1939 to 1943)
#5627, aired 2009-02-10 THE 1930s $800: In 1936 Haile Selassie asked this world body for sanctions against Italy, which had invaded Ethiopia in 1935
#5151, aired 2007-01-22 I FIND THAT HAILE SELASSIE $800: In 1936 Selassie went into Exile in this country, which in 1941 helped Ethiopian forces recapture their home capital
#4495, aired 2004-03-05 INTO AFRICA $400: Italy invaded this north African country in 1911 & took control in 1912
#4390, aired 2003-10-10 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS $5,000 (Daily Double): This emperor pleaded for help but the League did nothing to stop Italy's 1935 invasion of his country
#4262, aired 2003-02-25 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD $800: In 1993 Eritrea formally declared its independence from this country
#4219, aired 2002-12-26 A MESS O' MUSSOLINI $1,000 (Daily Double): With big dreams of restoring the Roman Empire, Mussolini had Italy invade this African country in 1935
#4169, aired 2002-10-17 INVASIONS $2000: One of the last European conquests on the African continent began with Italy's 1935 invasion of this country
#3662, aired 2000-07-04 INDEPENDENCE! $400: In 1896, after losing a war Italy was forced to recognize the independence of this African country
#3329, aired 1999-02-11 THERE GOES THE EMPIRE $100: This nation colonized part of Somalia in the 19th century & invaded Ethiopia in the 20th
#2905, aired 1997-03-28 AFRICAN HISTORY $600: Italy's 1935 invasion of this country was the last European conquest on the continent
#2844, aired 1997-01-02 THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS $200: After Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935, this emperor made a vain plea for the league's help
#2757, aired 1996-09-03 WORLD HISTORY $400: In 1936 Italy conquered this Ethiopian capital & Haile Selassie fled to Great Britain
#2055, aired 1993-07-09 HISTORY $600: On October 3, 1935 this country invaded Ethiopia
#1245, aired 1990-01-19 1889 $600: Italy claimed the Treaty of Uccialli established a protectorate over this African nation
#1007, aired 1989-01-10 WORLD HISTORY $1,000 (Daily Double): Wars between Italy & this African country broke out in 1887, 1895 & 1935
#754, aired 1987-12-10 WORLD WAR II $400: After the war, this country paid $100 million in reparations to Russia, but only $25 million to Ethiopia
#641, aired 1987-05-25 THE 1930s $1000: In October 1935, Roosevelt said "A state of war unhappily exists" between Italy & this country