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Specific World Disasters

This overview highlights significant global disasters that have shaped history from the 1840s through the late 1990s. Key events include the Great Potato Famine in Ireland, the devastation during World War I and the ensuing Spanish Flu pandemic, the Great Depression, the man-made famine in the Soviet Union, the Great Leap Forward famine in China, the horrific consequences of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, the Rwandan genocide, and the Asian Economic Crisis. Each of these disasters had profound impacts on populations, economies, and the global landscape.

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Specific World Disasters

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  1. Specific World Disasters

  2. 1840’s – Ireland • Great potato famine is one of the worst famines on record, in terms of percentage dead

  3. 1914-1918 • WWI • Affected large parts of the world

  4. 1918-1919 • Spanish Flu Epidemic • The Spanish Influenza was one of the last epidemics to significantly affect the mortality in industrial countries. • It was called Spanish Influenza because the first reports of the illness were from Spain.

  5. 1930’s • The depression • One of the most well known economic recessions in history. • There was a drop in income for several countries but what caused the most suffering was the high unemployment and the social problems linked to this high unemployment

  6. 1932 • The Soviet Union was struck by a devastating famine in 1932-1933. The famine mortality was high in large areas stretching from Ukraine, Northern Caucasus to Kazakhstan.

  7. 1934-1945 • WWII

  8. 1959-1962 • In China in 1958 Mao launched a major economic reform campaign called “the great leap forward”. It was followed by a devastating famine, in which some 15 million are estimated to have died. • This is probably the worst famine, in terms of the number of people that died.

  9. 1975-1979 • Cambodia • The policies of the Khmer Rouge led to mass deaths of Cambodians on a horrific scale, both through famine and through executions

  10. 1994 • Rwanda • It is estimated that between a half a million and one million were killed in a few months in the Rwanda genocide

  11. 1997 • The Asian Economic Crisis • A financial crisis hit several East Asian countries in 1997. It is seen as a temporary income drop for countries like Indonesia. Malaysia and South Korea

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