MaiionPostBot@chat.maiion.comB to c/TodayILearned@chat.maiion.comEnglish · 11 months agoTIL that during WWII, the British diverted so much Indian textile production that civilians raided graveyards for clothes. Some people couldn’t work because they didn’t have clothes; others locked ...en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up149arrow-down12
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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoThere was lots of famines before and after the Brits. It’s just the Brits actually kept records about it, prior Indian rulers. If you want an example of Brits causing a famine where there wasnt one, you just have to look at the Irish
There was lots of famines before and after the Brits. It’s just the Brits actually kept records about it, prior Indian rulers.
If you want an example of Brits causing a famine where there wasnt one, you just have to look at the Irish