What really caused the Irish Potato Famine Stephanie Honchell Smith
Dig into what caused the Irish potato famine, and explore how the UK governments response turned the crisis into a catastrophe. For over 200 years, potatoes thrived in Ireland; roughly half the countrys residents lived almost entirely on potatoes. But when harvesting began in 1845, farmers found their potatoes blackened and shriveled. While this failed harvest created a crisis, the governments response turned it into a national catastrophe. Stephanie Honchell Smith digs into Ireland s Great Famine. Lesson by Stephanie Honchell Smith, directed by Denys Spolitak. This video made possible in collaboration with Gates Ventures Learn more about how TEDEd partnerships work: Support Our NonProfit Mission Support us on Patreon: Check out our merch: Connect With Us
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