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History: the famine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was a the great famine | The great famine was a genocide of the irish people by the British government in Ireland |
| How many died or fled during the famine | One million died and 1.5 million emigrated |
| What were the common emigration countries | United States, Canada, UK, Australia |
| What caused the famine | A blight in the potatoes spread rapidly through Ireland and most of Ireland mainly ate potatoes leading to lots of people starving. |
| Who are tennants | People who work for landlords |
| Who were the landlords | Anglo english people who were descendants of land owners from the plantation times |
| How many lived before the famine | 8.2 million |
| What did the British government do in 1845 | Government bought indian corn and set up public work schemes |
| What did the British government do in 1846 | Laissez faire policies (let it be) ,workhouses |
| Explain 1848 | The famine hit its all time worse, widespread starvation, violence on landlords , people emigrated on coffin ships , mass death |
| When did the famine start and end | 1845 to 1852 |
| What were consequences of the famine | one million died from starvation, diseases or malnutrition, 1.5 emigrated, leading to irish communities worldwide, irish language and culture were hit the worst, more nationalistic movements and support occurred |
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