The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India. An estimated 800,000 to 3.8 million people died in the Bengal region from starvation, malaria and other diseases made worse by malnutrition, population displacement, unsanitary conditions, poor British wartime policy and lack of health care. Millions were impoverished as the crisis overwhelmed large parts of the economy and disrupted the social fabric. Families broke apart as men sold their small farms and left home to find work or join the British Indian Army, while women and children became homeless migrants who often travelled to Calcutta or other large cities in search of organised relief.
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LocationBengal Province and Orissa Province, British India 1 Death Toll, Low EstimateEstimated range of deaths in Bengal alone; this is the low estimate. Death Toll, High EstimateEstimated range of deaths in Bengal alone; this is the high estimate. Connections
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The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India.
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was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India.
Infobox, Total deaths (low estimate)
Estimated 800,000 to 3.8 million in Bengal alone
Infobox, Total deaths (high estimate)
Estimated 800,000 to 3.8 million in Bengal alone
Bengal Famine of 1943: Event Type
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India.
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The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India. An estimated 800,000-3.8 milli
Participant: Winston Churchill, Lead
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill has been criticised for his role in the famine
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India. An estimated 800,000-3.8 milli
In Group: Events of the Depression and the Road to War, 1930 to 1945, Lead
The Bengal famine of 1943 was a famine during World War II in the Bengal Province and Orissa Province of British India.
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