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Famine

Causes of famineCrop failureShortage of foodOverpopulationWarEtc.

HistoryGreat Famine of

1315–13171601-1603 Famine

in Estonia1921 Famine in

Russia1941-1944 Famine

in Leningrad

HolocaustJews3 miljon killedAuschwitz 1,4

million

Labour camps in USSRMainly in SiberiaTo mix nationsWork“Criminals”Katorga

Nowadays famineAfricaFast population

growth1998-2004 Second

Congo War. 3.8 million

2000-2007 Zimbabwe's food crisis

Consequences of famineDeathCannibalismDiseases