This is utterly depressing. Why can’t we have a British government that cares about truth, is honest about the horrors of the past and strives to never repeat them?
It’s like they figure the only people allowed to pass this are the ones willing to go “UwU the crop failed!!”
There was still a TON of food growing in Ireland when the potatoes failed, but it was all exported by the absentee landlords. Letting people starve was a political decision.
Yeah. And it tends to only be taught in history classes in Irish schools, not in UK schools, so to see that question and answer on a test for British citizenship is a bit gutting.
It's full of historical revisionist shit. I vaguely recall someone posting one about the Partition of India where the acceptable answer was the (incorrect) one that made the UK look blameless.
I suspect it's a deliberate "You're here now, this is your official history. Understand?" power play.
Calling the potato blight the original cause dodges the question of why so many Irish people were dependent on one crop, that could feed a family on a tiny plot of land.
They give you like 400-500 questions to study from via practice tests and when you take your test it's only 24 questions so they don't cover everything, but the study guide you can read alongside those practice tests echo this question.
The whole concept of this test is stupid. I have done a few of the ones on line and don’t know some of the answers. Did Gove have anything to do with this system?
It’s very random, like 400 odd questions and out of that they pick 24 for the main test. I do hope this particular question never gets in the rotation but yeah a lot of the sports questions threw me off, was relieved it was multiple choice.
Hhhh.... My Comfort Comes In Interpreting Those Kinds Of People As Having Fallen Down Stairs, Crashed InTo Trees, Fallen Or Driven Off Cliffs, Etcetera. y'Know, BeCause They End Up With Some Quite Broken Beliefs BeCause Of That Stuff....
As my family's all from Dublin, I'd always get into arguments with History teachers over this and the Easter Rising (my maternal grandda was there) when they'd peddle the 'approved' version on the situations...
Was never taught it.. history at school was all the older Kings and Queens. But to be fair my history lessons were 50 years ago. I’d hope history was rather more accurate and relevant now.
My grandchildren have been taught about the genocide in their English school. Apparently, the Irish liked eating potatoes, and the crop failed. We discussed alternative interpretations.
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It’s like they figure the only people allowed to pass this are the ones willing to go “UwU the crop failed!!”
I suspect it's a deliberate "You're here now, this is your official history. Understand?" power play.
Trying to imagine a future question about Gaza with the same degree of historical denial.
Obviously not in a Life in the UK Test
Strange that that question is in there to start with…
have to take it I was born here and don’t know answer to some of the questions I have seen. That particular question is shameful.
NOT
AT
IT.
The Answer Is C.
....Caveat To That Is That Ireland Was'nt Able To Access Alternative Crops For.... R e a s o n s ....
We Were Built On The Celts, Why Do'nt We Teach Our History Right!?!?
People Even Lie To ThemSelves To Feel Better, And Then Believe Their Own Lies!
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Some "White AngloSaxon Protestants" Are Fine And Normal, But The CLIQUE Would Kill EVERYONE If They Could!
Or maybe whoever asked it still thinks Ireland is in the UK.
Silly I know.
1. Yes
2. YES
3. OMG, you Brit bastards!
4. You should run. Now.
The whole country was flooded with Britons
The potato crop failed to overcome imperial-colonialism
There were not enough farmers who weren't getting ground to dust under some London landlord's boot