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Why did lord curzon partitioned Bengal in short answer?

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What country ruled India during the food disaster known as the Bengal famine?

There has been more than one 'Bengal famine', though the term is often used for the 1943 famine. During the Great Bengal famine of 1770, the area was controlled by the British East India Company. The area of 'Bengal' at the time included the modern day Indian states of Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand, as well as modern day Bangladesh. During the Bengal famine of 1943, the area was a province of British India, ruled by Britain.


When did Bengal famine took place?

The Bengal famine occurred between 1943 and 1944, primarily affecting the Bengal province of British India. This devastating famine resulted in the deaths of an estimated 2 to 3 million people due to starvation and malnutrition. Contributing factors included wartime policies, agricultural failures, and the British government's response to the crisis. The famine remains a significant and tragic event in the history of British colonial rule in India.


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What was the Bengal Famine?

Because the Indian were in a lot of trouble wiwwth the British! In India, worlds worst recorded food disaster is known as Bengal Famine. It occurred on 1943 and an estimated 4million people died of hunger that year in eastern India (which include toady's Bangladesh)


This group was responsible for the Irish potato famine?

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Did India have a food security in the initial years of independence?

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Who was responsible for partition of Bengal?

Lord Curzon


The Potato Famine was responsible for thousands of coming to the US?

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Why was 1943 a bad year for Bangladesh?

A serious famine caused the deaths of up to two million residents of Bangladesh (Bengal) in 1943. A drop in production of rice was exacerbated by the transportation problems of World War II, and by the Japanese occupation of Burma, a neighboring country which might have otherwise provided food supplies to Bangladesh. At the time, Bangladesh was a British protectorate as part of India and Bengal. Under British colonial rule, a previous serious famine had occurred in 1770.


What is the first name of the Finance Minister of West Bengal?

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What is extreme scarcity of food called?

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