What Factors Led to Starvation in the Mid-1970s Across Africa

question 22

Multiple Choice

What factors led to starvation in the mid-1970s across Africa?

• A)drought in the Sahel
• B)colonial legacy
• C)export crops
• D)all of the above
• E)none of the above

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