DBQ: The Green Revolution

The worldwide introduction of new, scientifically bred crop varieties and intensive use of new technologies, is known as the Green Revolution. The Green Revolution is the start of a new beginning in the world. Some people think that the Green Revolution was the best thing for us, but some other people think otherwise. Throughout history, many improvements have been made, but the Green Revolution was not one of them. The Green Revolution was only a temporary fix, to a huge problem. It may have brought relief for a little bit of time, but it didn’t last long. The world was in a hole, and it was trying to get out of it, so everyone thought that if we brought in new ideas, they would help fix it. Just like in Ireland with the potato, they thought …show more content…
In Document 5, it stated that the farmers in the Punjab were the pioneers of the Green Revolution, this is meant that without them, the revolution would have never prospered. The Green Revolution brought a lot of new technology into the world, but with that came competion. People were then always trying to outdo each other, and they were always arguing. The farmers were always trying to find new ways to utilize the new technology more efficiently, which wasn’t a bad thing, but it caused internal problems between the farmers. Some other social problems that occurred were stated in the Human Development Report, issued by the government of the State of Punjab. The middle class was emerging, and so were some peasants. Of course, the upper class did not enjoy this. The upper class wanted everything to themselves, the food, the technology, the seeds, they wanted all the created. The Green Revolution caused a lot of problems, but it did help some people. The middle class and peasants, finally had aspirations. They demanded for education, housing, and better goods. This also caused problems, because not everyone could sustain these needs. In Document 4, it talks about the life of peasants, and how they thought that the Green Revolution was the best thing ever, but how the revolution didn’t last long. The revolution grew “old”, it eventually tired out the land. This meant that it the plants could no longer fulfill the needs of the population. This brings us to another topic, population. There was only so much food we could produce to provide for everyone. [Document 4 was written by Dr. Norman Borlaug, who was an United States agricultural scientist involved in Green Revolution research, this means that from his point of view, we are actually getting facts because he actually did the research. He is a reliable source, which is good to have, so we know that we can trust the