Great Famine, also called Irish Potato Famine, Great Irish Famine, or Famine of 1845–49, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
In general, the greatest fear of the rulers of the Austria-Hungarian Empire was that foreign invasion would lead to overthrow, since they were surrounded by enemies.
President Lyndon Johnson pursued a set of programs for the US dubbed as the"Great Society" was a set of domestic programs in its goal to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. President Johnson under this program addressed education, medical care, urban problems. rural poverty, among others.
