What nation did italy fail to control

Assuming that this is referring to the same list of options that was posted before with this question, the correct response would be "Ethiopia," since the Italians were never able to properly control the natural resources in the area. 

France was more interested in the fur trade than in settling the land. The British hurt the French traders' business when they bought fur from the Indians. ... However, by 1760 the French had lost Quebec and Montreal to the British. The French and Indian War ended after the British defeated the French in Quebec.