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Example Question #21 : Agriculture
What caused an estimated one million people to die in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century?
Possible Answers:
None of these
A great famine caused by ruined potato harvests.
A bloody invasion by the English.
A massive drought causing a lack of clean water.
A pneumonia epidemic.
Correct answer:
A great famine caused by ruined potato harvests.
Explanation:
The Irish Potato Famine killed roughly one million people in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. The famine was brought on by potato blight, a disease which ruins potato crops.
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