Question

Which of the following British policies forced mass migrations from Ireland

Answer 1

Treatment during the great hunger / famine

Answer 2

The correct answer is Option D) Treatment during the great hunger or Irish potato famine .

The Irish Potato Famine is known as the 'Great Famine' or Great Hunger in Ireland and describes a period between 1845-1849 when potato crops in Ireland failed.

Over two-fifths of the population of Ireland relied on Potato farming and when the crops failed, it led to mass hunger, starvation and even deaths.

Things were made worse when the British government did not readily help the Irish. The famine led to the deaths of over 1 million people and as a result over 1 million people emigrated to other parts of the world.

One of the most controversial policies of the UK was to allow the export of food stuffs from Ireland to other parts of the country.

Many historians believe that if the export was banned, like it was done over a century ago, many lives could have been saved.