What Was True of the Massive Famine of 1769

question 111

Multiple Choice

What was true of the massive famine of 1769?

• A)The famine was caused by monsoon rains.
• B)The East India Company fed its own employees but not the Bengalis.
• C)Parliament blamed the Indians for causing the famine.
• D)Women and children were the last fed and therefore suffered greater levels of starvation.
• E)The famine lasted only six months.

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