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:

• Question 22: The lyrics describe a situation of suffering (people starving). During the Irish Potato Famine (which the lyrics likely refer to), a large - scale emigration of Irish people to North America occurred. Irish independence from Great Britain was a long - term process that was not a direct result of the immediate suffering described. Irish neutrality in World War II was much later. The population in Ireland decreased due to famine and emigration.
• Question 23: The Black Death was in the 14th century. The war between Catholics and Protestants in Ireland was more about political and religious power struggles rather than the immediate cause of mass starvation. The Holocaust was in the 20th century. The failure of the potato crop (the Irish Potato Famine) directly led to the starvation and suffering described.
• Question 24: Thomas Malthus' ideas about population and resources (that population growth would outpace food supply) influenced British policy towards Ireland during the famine. Karl Marx was a socialist thinker whose ideas were more about class struggle. Mary Wollstonecraft was a feminist. William Wilberforce was known for the abolition of the slave trade.

Answer:

1. B. Mass migration of Irish people to North America
2. D. failure of the potato crop
3. A. Thomas Malthus