Original sentence: In 1936 it became a province of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana), along with Ethiopia and Italian Somaliland.In the period following the opening of the Suez canal in 1869, when European powers scrambled for territory in Africa and tried to establish coaling stations for their ships, Italy invaded and occupied Eritrea.Over the centuries, invaders also came from the neighboring countries of Africa to the south (Ethiopia) and to the west (Sudan).The British armed forces expelled those of Italy in 1941 and took over the administration of the country which had been set up by the Italians.The strategic importance of Eritrea, due to its Red Sea coastline and mineral resources, was the main cause for the federation with Ethiopia, which in turn led to Eritrea's annexation as Ethiopia's 14th province in 1962
Edited sentence: Eritrea's history is mainly tied with that of ethiopia, after the battle of Adwa, from which ethiopia failed to completely drive the Italians out of what was then northern ethiopia, the italians remained there until 1941 when the allies ( Britain, Ethiopia ) drove the italians out.In 1936 it became a province of Italian East Africa (Africa Orientale Italiana), along with Italian Somalilandand latter on Ethiopia from 1936-1941.In the period following the opening of the Suez canal in 1869, when European powers scrambled for territory in Africa and tried to establish coaling stations for their ships, Italy invaded Ethiopia, and was successful occupying northern Ethiopia (Eritrea).Over the centuries, invaders also came from the neighboring countries of Africa to the west (Sudan).The British and Ethiopian armed forces expelled those of Italy in 1941 and took over the administration of the country which had been set up by the Italians.The strategic importance of Eritrea, due to its Red Sea coastline and mineral resources and the fact that it was part of Ethiopia before Italy's colonization, was the main cause for the federation with Ethiopia, which in turn led to Eritrea's annexation as Ethiopia's 14th province in 1962