Potato Famine

In 1845, Ireland suffered through a potato famine that killed over two million Irish. History has taught us to believe that those two million died because of a fungus that caused all the potatoes to be bad. The guilt doesn't rest with the fungus, but with the myriad of problems before it. The potatoes should not be blamed for those many deaths. Several people or organizations could have prevented them. The most prominent government in the …showed first 75 words of 610 total…

…showed last 75 words of 610 total…of the system. The full weight of blame cannot be placed on any one reason; every reason played an enormous part in the tragedy of the famine. It wasn't the potatoes that caused over two million deaths, but greed. Money makes people do unforgivable acts. It has always been that way, and will always be that way. You only need to look at the Irish Potato Famine to see that money only makes situations worse.