Great Famine in Greece
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The Great Famine in Greece was a devastating World War II-era humanitarian disaster in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks died from starvation and related causes under Axis occupation.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Famine in Greece canonical | 1 |
| Great Famine of the Axis occupation in Greece | 1 |
| Greek Famine of 1941–1944 | 1 |
| famine in the Greek islands | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Great Famine in Greece Context triple: [Axis occupation of Greece, significantEvent, Great Famine in Greece]
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A.
Great Famine
The Great Famine was a catastrophic mid-19th-century potato blight in Ireland that caused mass starvation, disease, and a huge wave of emigration, particularly to North America.
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B.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
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C.
Great Famine of 1315–1317
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 was a devastating pan-European food crisis marked by widespread crop failures, mass starvation, and social upheaval that profoundly weakened medieval European society.
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D.
Russian famine of 1601–1603
The Russian famine of 1601–1603 was a catastrophic nationwide food crisis that killed hundreds of thousands and helped trigger the political chaos and dynastic struggles of Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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E.
1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by widespread starvation and hundreds of thousands of deaths, drawing global attention and prompting major international relief efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Great Famine in Greece Target entity description: The Great Famine in Greece was a devastating World War II-era humanitarian disaster in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks died from starvation and related causes under Axis occupation.
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A.
Great Famine
The Great Famine was a catastrophic mid-19th-century potato blight in Ireland that caused mass starvation, disease, and a huge wave of emigration, particularly to North America.
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B.
Holodomor
The Holodomor was a man-made famine in Soviet Ukraine from 1932 to 1933 that caused the deaths of millions of Ukrainians and is widely regarded as a genocide.
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C.
Great Famine of 1315–1317
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 was a devastating pan-European food crisis marked by widespread crop failures, mass starvation, and social upheaval that profoundly weakened medieval European society.
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D.
Russian famine of 1601–1603
The Russian famine of 1601–1603 was a catastrophic nationwide food crisis that killed hundreds of thousands and helped trigger the political chaos and dynastic struggles of Russia’s Time of Troubles.
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E.
1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia
The 1984–1985 famine in Ethiopia was a catastrophic humanitarian crisis marked by widespread starvation and hundreds of thousands of deaths, drawing global attention and prompting major international relief efforts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event of World War II
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famine ⓘ humanitarian disaster ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Great Famine in Greece
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surface form:
Great Famine of the Axis occupation in Greece
Great Famine in Greece ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Famine of 1941–1944
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| cause |
Axis occupation of Greece
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black market ⓘ collapse of transport and distribution networks ⓘ disruption of agricultural production ⓘ hyperinflation ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ requisitioning of food by occupying forces ⓘ |
| consequence |
deep social trauma in Greek society
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long-term public health problems in Greece ⓘ post-war demographic changes in Greece ⓘ strengthening of Greek resistance organizations ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| deathToll | hundreds of thousands of people ⓘ |
| endTime | 1944 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
famine in Athens
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famine in Piraeus ⓘ famine in the Greek countryside ⓘ Great Famine in Greece self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
famine in the Greek islands
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| historicalContext |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II in Europe
occupation of Greece by Axis powers ⓘ |
| location | Kingdom of Greece ⓘ |
| notableDeathTollEstimate |
approximately 5–8 percent of the Greek population
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over 300000 deaths ⓘ |
| notableEffect |
growth of resistance movements
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increased child mortality ⓘ malnutrition-related diseases ⓘ population displacement ⓘ social unrest ⓘ widespread starvation ⓘ |
| notablePolicy |
Axis requisition of agricultural output
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German economic exploitation of occupied Greece ⓘ |
| participant |
Bulgaria
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Kingdom of Italy ⓘ Nazi Germany ⓘ civilian population of Greece ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | winter of 1941–1942 ⓘ |
| reliefEffort |
International Red Cross food relief
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Swedish Red Cross relief missions ⓘ neutral shipping of food under Allied–Axis agreements ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Axis occupation of Greece ⓘ |
| startTime | 1941 ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Holocaust and World War II studies
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famine studies ⓘ history of Greece ⓘ |
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Subject: Great Famine in Greece Description of subject: The Great Famine in Greece was a devastating World War II-era humanitarian disaster in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks died from starvation and related causes under Axis occupation.
Referenced by (4)
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