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Bengal Famine of 1943
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Preventing The Famine
- The UK government neglected Bangladesh
- Did nothing to prepare for a famine
- Took food supplies from Bangladesh
- Food stockpiles were destroyed
- Yes. The famine was preventable
Causes of the Famine
- Both man and nature
- Floods
- Governmental Neglect
- War
- The Bangladesh Government did nothing
Bangladesh
What is the status of that country now?
- Bangladesh is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world with cyclones, floods, saltwater intrusion, river erosion and drought expected to increase in severity due to the effects of climate change.
- Northeastern most part of India
- Very susceptible to famine
- The Bengali people suffered from floods
- Destroyed food stockpiles
- The Japanese capture of Burma
- Cut off main food supply
What were the consequences (death, emigration, etc.)?
How did the famine end?
- The death rate was 6.6% higher, and the birth rate 5.3% lower, than in 1940.
- 1944
- Rice Crops
- The death and birth rates was very unusual
Bengal Famine of 1943
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