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IRISH POTATO FAMINE
A potato blight in Irland caused a famine (extreme scarcity of food) between 1846 to 1841. |
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SUEZ CANAL
A canal built for shipping in 1869 connecting the Mediterranean and the Red Sea.
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DEFORESTATION
The removeal of trees in a forest.
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MALARIA
A irregular and fluctuating fever that is caused by an parasite intruding the red blood cells. |
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COLERA (Italian for cholera)
A fatal disease that causes stern vomiting and diarrhea, usually contracted through infected water.
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FACTORY POLLUTION
Pollution that can be directly linked to industrial inventions. The leading cause of pollution in the world.
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