... predisposed Ireland to starvation There were many repressive societal conditions under which the Irish peasants were forced to live and as a result became dependent on the potato. "Prior to 1845, Pre starvation Ireland was characterized by primitive technology, a colonial social organization dictated by an exploitive political policy, and an economic system that did not reinvest in Ireland." Under the colonial system ... took advantage of Ireland's resources. Over the next ten years, grain and livestock, exported from Ireland, fed the British army and the factory workers who produced war...

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