attempts at famine relief were seen to be shoddy and slow” so there is uncertainty about how much aid was given to the peasantry and how quickly it was received. Nonetheless, it is clear that Alexander gave more relief than both Lenin and Stalin as the famine affected between 14,000,000 to 20,000,000 people, of which 375,000 to 400,000 died. When compared to the famine of 1921 which killed an estimated 6,000,000 and the famine of 1932 in which 6,000,000 people died within a period of seven months. Consequently, it is clear that Alexander III’s treatment of the peasantry was substantially better than that of Lenin and Stalin. Lenin's policies can be seen as the main cause of the 1921 famine as Hutchinson claims it was the “economic reforms of the…
Their life in Ireland during the 1840s was very difficult. A blight, a disease that destroyed the leaves and the potatoes of the plant, wiped out almost all of their potato crop. The Irish relied heavily on one or two varieties of potato, and because of this it made them vulnerable to famine. As it was, their potatoes lacked a gene which prevented a blight from overtaking it.…
In direct response to the Great Irish Potato Famine, there was a massive influx of immigrants to the U.S. New York was the largest port city in the U.S., so they received most of them. Very similar to the American from a different state being told “Welcome to America” Richard Rodriquez said “people would ask me, ‘Where you from?”I was born in this county, but I knew the question as meant to decipher my darkness, my looks.” When the fear of losing jobs, and losing the american dream began to grow, citizens began to discriminate all people, even Americans from a different part of America. Now that there is new fear, Americans join together, this time without including immigrants “something happened in America to create the Americans.” This…
The documentary discusses how over 1/3 of the population was dependent on the potato. So when the blight came, the Irish were left suffering in poverty and disease, as well as death. English Prime Minister Sir…
Ireland was facing famine because their staple crop potato stopped growing. In a letter from a Rev.…
One of the most pressing issues occuring in Ireland during the mid 1840s to the early 1850s, was the Irish potato famine. There is some debate over whether the British were to blame for the mass emigration of the Irish, or that this emigration was bound to happen anyway. Many historians have established their positions on this issue, including Christine Kinealy and Hasia R. Diner. Kinealy, the author of This Great Calamity: The Irish Famine 1845-52, argues that the British are to blame for this mass emigration from Ireland.…
Ireland was founded more than 5,000 years ago. The country has many places where things of their history and culture are seen. The national parks and other areas are major locations where tourists visit to learn more of the country's history. Ireland is full of ancient areas with historical significance.…
They came as slaves: human cargo transported on British ships bound for the Americas. They were shipped by the hundreds of thousands and included men, women, and even the youngest of children. Whenever they rebelled or even disobeyed an order, they were punished in the harshest ways. Slave owners would hang their human property by their hands and set their hands or feet on fire as one form of punishment. Some were burned alive and had their heads placed on pikes in the marketplace as a warning to other captives.…
The majority of the people who were left in Ireland were elders; the young people with families were trying to find any means necessary for their children to survive. “Famine turned children against parents and the strong against the weak, making liars, thieves, and even cannibals of decent people” (The Historian). Therefore, survival was the only thing on people’s mind, there was nothing that was most important to them. While they struggled to survive, the British were trying to make profits out of their suffering. The people were in such a bad place that they became almost unrecognizable.…
The intense famines in Africa are the result of many interwoven factors, but is the final straw the lack of water? It seems that the areas that can grow crops are over-farmed, and without heat-resistant seeds and irrigation the crops that do survive are not enough. Multiple years of crop failure are the foreshadowing of famine, pulling thousands already living in poverty into the cycle of famine, illness and death. Corrupt governments misuse donated funds to support military and other ventures, keeping the growing population in poverty. Many countries even rely on foreign food donations to support their people.…
One of the most controversial events was the Irish famine in 1845-1852. This was because of conflicting national pride and lack of sources that made it difficult for either side to state what really happened. This eventually led to the three historic views, nationalist, revisionism and post revisionism. With passing time each view blossomed into a new statement and belief. PART:…
In the nineteenth century, America experienced an abundance of Immigrants from Europe, causing anger, hatred, and discrimination throughout the nation. Ireland’s main food source for the poor and main income for farmers was damaged as the potato crop failure hit in 1845. The failure of the crops due to disease left the poor starving and farmers with little to no income due to the fact that they could not produce goods. Between 500,000 and one million people died from starvation. Irish left Ireland toward England, but England shipped them over to Canada as they did not want the immigrants.…
Ireland during the 1800’s was impoverished and growing rapidly. The increasing population caused the country to become dependent on one crop that could produce enough food to sustain families, the potato. Most of Ireland was reliant on the potato, and when the crop began to sporadically fail so did the people. The Irish Famine was the most devastating disaster to have struck Ireland, it changed the society by greatly reducing the population which is still trying to recuperate. There have been varying perspectives about the famine which fluctuated from nationalist to revisionist views from generation to generation.…
The late nineteenth century and early twentieth century were years of radical change in Ireland that forced the Irish people to define their identity. The Nationalist Movement, which drove this most of this change came to engulf the nation as a multifaceted call for the reclamation of an independent Irish identity though culture, religion, and policy which were greatly influenced by traditional Gaelic values. These values, shaped by Christianity, tribal culture, and farming, were the mainstay of Irish society prior to English rule. After years of rising conflict and civil war, the Treaty with England was signed in 1922 which granted Ireland independence, .…
The United States was formed primarily through the settlement of immigrants from Europe, Asia, or Africa. These immigrants faced an arduous journey, a strange land they had to cultivate to survive, and more often than not, discrimination by other immigrants. Many circumstances in immigrants’ respective countries influenced their decisions to emigrate from their country. Ireland was established in 1922 after living under harsh rule from the United Kingdom, but before this time the Irish faced many hardships that drove them to the bountiful United States. The Irish faced many struggles both in Ireland and the U.S., but persevered through them helping shape American culture to its modern day culture.…