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8 matches to Cotton Famine
Cotton Famine. 1861-5. English depression due to supply cut-off during American Civil War.
King Cotton. 1850s belief in southern US that cotton would guarantee success of independent Confederacy.
Whitney, Eli. 1765-1825. US inventor. Cotton gin, 1793. Mass production with interchangeable parts 1801.
Bengal Famine. 1770. 1/3 of population died. No British aid.
Biafra. 1967-70. Ojukwu-led Ibos try to secede from Nigeria resulting in famine.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Biblical reference to war, famine, death, and Christ, to come at end of world.
Irish Potato Famine. 1845-51. Blight kills crop. 1M die. Emmigration to North America. Resentment of English.
Rice Riots. 1837. Japan. Famine led to riots, reform.