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What did more than 1 million people in Ireland suffer from during the 1840s?

They suffered from hunger and other illnesses as a result of the famine in Ireland.


Mass starvation in Ireland in the 1840s led directly to the?

Mass starvation in Ireland in the 1840s, primarily due to the Great Famine caused by potato blight, led directly to a significant decline in the population through death and emigration. Approximately one million people died from starvation and disease, while another million fled to other countries, particularly the United States. This demographic shift had lasting impacts on Irish society, culture, and politics, and it intensified calls for Irish independence and reform. The famine also highlighted the failures of British government policies, exacerbating tensions between Ireland and Britain.


The two major sources of European immigration to America in the 1840s and 1850s were?

Ireland and Germany. The Irish potato famine in the 1840s led to a mass migration of Irish people escaping starvation and searching for better opportunities in America. At the same time, political unrest and economic hardships in Germany prompted many Germans to immigrate to the United States.


How did Ireland almost starve?

In the second half of the 1840s, potato blight destroyed the potato crop in Ireland. At that time it was a major source of food in Ireland. As a result of that famine, many people died and many left Ireland in search of a better life.


What led to the great upsurge on Irish immigration during the 1840s?

Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland went through the Great Famine. Over a million people immigrated to the U.S. due to the mass starvation and diseases.


What was the main reason for the extensive irsh emigration to north America in the 1840s?

mass starvation


Why did several million Irish migrate in the 1840s?

Famine.


Did Poland have a potato famine?

never, are you kuku? Ireland did, in the 1840s


Which event made one million Irish people leave Ireland in the mid-1800?

The Irish Potato Famine


What caused many deaths in Ireland and mass emigration from the country?

The famine that occurred in Ireland during the second half of the 1840s.


Nation where a potato famine in the 1840s led to a great migration of its people to America?

Ireland.


In the great famine of the 1840s about two million Irish were pushed from Ireland and pulled to the US by?

They went to the US and other countries in search of a better life and to escape starvation caused by the famine. Other countries would have been seen as good places to go to have a better life, as they expected to be able to get jobs and better conditions than in Ireland.