Famine of Ethiopia DBQ Review

When did the Famine of Ethiopia of 1984 take place?

• 1984

• 1896

• 1915

• 2025

Ethiopia is a country on WHAT continent?

• Australia

• North America

• Africa

• Asia

What is a Famine?

• When there's not enough rain or water

• When there's not enough sunlight

• When there's not enough food to feed the people living in a place

• When there's no internet in a location?

How many people died in the Famine of 1984?

• Eight million

• One million

• Ten

• One Hundred Thousand

Did the Government of Ethiopia make the famine BETTER, WORSE, NO EFFECT at ALL, or TRY UNSUCCESSFULLY TO FIX IT?

• BETTER

• WORSE

• THEY HAD NO EFFECT ON THE FAMINE

• THEY TRIED TO MAKE IT BETTER, BUT FAILED

What does RESETTLEMENT mean?

• The government built new cities to improve living conditions in Ethiopia

• The Government forced people out of their homes to build a new casino.

• The Government tried to send people OUT of the famine areas in Ethiopia so they would have easier access to food.

• The government sent people to live in a different country.

Which country did refugees leaving Ethiopia go to, in order to escape the Famine?

• Canada

• Brazil

• Sudan

• France

What else was going on in Ethiopia at the time of the Famine?

• A Nuclear Reactor blew up

• A Civil War between the government and insurgents

• An Election

• The Olympics

What were people expected to do during resettlement?

• Not much, it was just a train ride from one place to the next

• Walk all the way there - but they had doctors and helpers ready to assist those who needed it.

• Cut down forests, build homes, roads, and set up new utilities in the resettlement areas.

• Leave their houses within thirty minutes and leave all of their belongings behind

Match the question to the historical thinking skill: "Looking at the source, what was different about that time period compared to today?"

• Sourcing

• Contextualization

• Corroboration

• Close Reading