Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
|
| gptkbp:affectedIndustry |
cotton industry
|
| gptkbp:affectedPopulation |
cotton mill workers
|
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Cotton_Famine
|
| gptkbp:cause |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
blockade of Confederate ports |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:effect |
poverty
mass unemployment relief efforts |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1865
|
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
highlighted global economic interdependence
influenced British attitudes to slavery led to diversification of cotton sources |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Lancashire Cotton Famine
|
| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:migration
public health social unrest |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Lancashire
|
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:Abraham_Lincoln gptkb:John_Bright |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:textile_industry cotton supply |
| gptkbp:reliefEffortsBy |
gptkb:government
charities local authorities |
| gptkbp:startDate |
1861
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:British_Empire_textile_trade
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|