The definition of symbiosis has varied among scientists. Some advocated that the term symbiosis should only refer to persistent mutualisms, while others thought it should apply to any type of persistent biological interaction (in other words mutualistic, commensalistic, or parasitic).
The League of Nations failed for a couple of reasons: 1  The United States was not part of it. 2  More importantly, the countries in the League did not take the idea of collective security seriously.3  When countries attacked others, nothing was done. 4  For example, Italy attacked Ethiopia and Japan attacked China. The United States was not part of it. 2  More importantly, the countries in the League did not take the idea of collective security seriously. 3  When countries attacked others, nothing was done. 4  For example, Italy attacked Ethiopia and Japan attacked China. 5  In both cases, nothing serious was done.
Thereafter, Ethiopia was able to maintain its independence for much of the colonial period, except for a brief interlude of Italian oversight between 1936 and 1941. Another example of resistance was the one organized by Samory TourÃ© of the emergent Mandinka empire in West Africa.