Question

base your answers to questions 22 - 24 on the nineteenth century irish song lyrics below and on your knowledge of social studies.
\...what has poor ireland done, mother, -
what has poor ireland done,
that the world looks on, and sees us starve,
perishing one by one?
do the men of england care not, mother, -
the great men and the high, -
for the suffering sons of erins isle,
whether they live or die? ...
-a.m. edmond.
\give me three grains of corn, mother\

1. the situation described in these lyrics most directly led to which of the following?

a. irish independence from great britain
b. mass migration of irish people to north america
c. irish neutrality during world war ii
d. an increase in irelands population

1. the situation described in these lyrics most directly resulted from which of the following?

a. black death
b. war between catholics and protestants
c. the holocaust
d. failure of the potato crop

1. englands policy toward ireland during the time period referred to in the poem was most influenced by which of the following individuals?

a. thomas malthus
b. karl marx
c. mary wollstonecraft
d. william wilberforce

Explanation:

22.

The lyrics describe Ireland's suffering (starving). During the Irish Potato Famine (1840s), many Irish emigrated. Mass migration to North America was a direct result of the hardships (like starvation) in Ireland as people sought better living conditions. Irish independence (A) came later (1921), Irish neutrality (C) was in the 20th century, and population increased (D) is incorrect as the famine caused population decline.

The Black Death (A) was in the 14th - 15th centuries. War between Catholics and Protestants (B) was more about religious - political strife, not the main cause of the starvation described. The Holocaust (C) was in the 20th century. The failure of the potato crop (D) in the 1840s led to widespread famine (starvation) in Ireland as potatoes were a staple food.

Thomas Malthus (A) had ideas about population and resources. He believed that populations grow faster than food supply. England's policy (not providing enough aid during the Irish Potato Famine, when Ireland was under British rule) can be seen as influenced by Malthusian ideas (letting nature (starvation) control population). Karl Marx (B) focused on class struggle and capitalism. Mary Wollstonecraft (C) was a feminist. William Wilberforce (D) was against slavery.

Answer:

B. Mass migration of Irish people to North America

23.