Question

question 5 of 10
how did the great famine affect ireland in the mid - 19th century?
a. it led more irish businesses to rely on child labor.
b. it encouraged the irish population to abandon cities for rural areas.
c. it forced the irish government to create aid programs for the working class.
d. it led to a period of large - scale emigration out of ireland.

Explanation:

The Great Famine in Ireland in the mid - 19th century led to a significant number of Irish people leaving the country in search of food, work, and a better life. There is no evidence that it led to more reliance on child labor, it did not encourage movement from cities to rural areas (in fact, the opposite as rural areas were hardest - hit by the potato blight), and the British - controlled Irish government did not create substantial aid programs for the working class.

Answer:

D. It led to a period of large - scale emigration out of Ireland.