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Famines in HistoryBy Laura Faber
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What is a Famine? Extreme scarcity or shortage of food
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Worst on Record Lasted 3 years
1958-1961 Statistics of deaths
are disputed Between 15-43
million people were killed including lost births
One of the least understood events in human history Came at a time
when China thought it was ending its famine cycle
The Great Chinese Famine
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Second worst in history
Brief but deadly 24 million people
were killed In a matter of
months Could be first-
worse since it exceeds the lowest reported death toll from the Great Chinese Famine
Chinese Famine of 1907
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Lasted 6 years Between 1896-
1902 Worst famine in
Indian history Considered the
most disastrous famine of that time
19 million people killed
Caused by Shortage of food
grans Escalating prices
Indian Famine
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Lasted 5 years 1769-1773
Famine was blamed on the British East India Company’s rule For greedy
principals Caused about 10
million deaths About 1/3 of the
population Affected the lower
portion of India
Bengal Famine of 1770
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Believed to have been caused by the hard times during World War I
Between 5 – 10 million deaths
Russian Famine of 1921
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Also known as the Irish Potato Famine
Took place between 1845-1852
Caused by potato disease that destroyed crops
One million people died Another million
emigrated
Great Irish Famine
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Food Scarcity causes Increased food pricesDecrease in consumption of other
goods & services Increase in unemploymentDecrease in income Decrease in government income
Government makes decision Increase aid to starvingRemove tariffs on foreign goods
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Famine Myths
Not enough food
Too many people
Bad weather
Not a result of a singular cause
Long series of social, political and economic processes and policies
Actual Causes
“It’s not the rains, it’s the rulers. … drought has not been as devastating to Ethiopians as their own autocratic governments.” – Bill Easterly on Ethiopia
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Works CitedBird, D. [Web log message]. Retrieved from http://www.ranker.com/list/the-worst-droughts-and-famines-i n-history/drake-birdChang, G. H., & Wen, G. J. (1997). Communal dining and the Chinese Famine of 1958-1961. Chicago Journals, 61(1), 1. Retrieved fromhttp://www.jstor.org/discover/10.1086/452319?uid=3739640&uid=2&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101117304371Charles M, E. (1977). The politics of hunger: The soviet response to famine, 1921. Europe-Asia Studies, 29(4), 506. Retrieved from http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/096681377084111 52Kte'pi, B. (n.d.). Chinese famine (1907). Retrieved from http://sageereference.com/abstract/disasterrelief/n31.xml Murphy. (2005, August 19). Underlying causes of famine. Retrieved from
http://blogcritics.org/politics/article/underlying-causes-of- famine/ The History Place. Irish potato famine. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/begins .htm