Potato Famine
In 1845, Ireland suffered through a potato famine that killed over two million Irish. History has taught us to believe that those two million died because of a fungus that caused all the potatoes to be bad. The guilt doesn't rest with the fungus, but with the myriad of problems before it. The potatoes should not be blamed for those many deaths.Several people or organizations could have prevented them. The most prominent government in the whole world, at that period, was the British Government. They had the power to help prevent this tragedy from occurring, but they refused to help. They kicked the Irish off of their own land and then gave it to wealthy British landlords. Several oppressive laws were enforced against the Irish too. The government enforced laws where only the landlords could hunt on their estate for fun while the starving Irish could only sit by and watch. When the farmers couldn't pay the rent, Britain sent police
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Approximate Word count = 635
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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