MP Board · Class 10 · Social Science · History: The Making of a Global WorldThe introduction of which crop in Europe led to a dramatic improvement in the lives of the poor, so much so that when disease destroyed this crop in the mid-1840s, hundreds of thousands died of starvation?
The introduction of the humble potato made a dramatic difference in the lives of Europe's poor. In Ireland, the poorest peasants became so dependent on potatoes that when disease destroyed the crop in the mid-1840s, hundreds of thousands died of starvation (the Irish Potato Famine).
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Incorrect choice. This distractor represents a common misunderstanding of the core principles of History: The Making of a Global World.