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John P Stevens Highschool Repeal of Corn Laws Discussion

 

I’m working on a history writing question and need a sample draft to help me learn.

Discuss the correlation of the Corn Laws, Irish Potato Famine, and the Repeal of the Corn Laws.

After discussing the historical context, discuss whether a government can avert famine by policy, and aid? Can it also create a system where only a certain segment of society benefits? Has this changed over time? What is the role of globalization and world trade in this matter?

Take a look at Queen Victoria’s Empire, specifically the following video segment On YouTube (from 10min. 40sec onward to the end of the video segment, which is from minute 1 to 15):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCH5S599xeo&index=2&list=PL7ZqNF7nOZQwDZ1W43JA_bumBmf3f8uJs (Links to an external site.)

and then the next segment starting with the 1st minute out of 15, and up to 7min 37sec:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-zcVPUa8Jg&index=3&list=PL7ZqNF7nOZQwDZ1W43JA_bumBmf3f8uJs (Links to an external site.)