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DBQ: Famine in Ethiopia: How did the government make it worse? (hook)From 1983-1985, a famine in Ethiopia caused millions to die. In 1984, grain prices increased by 300% and five Ethiopian provinces set all-time lows for rainfall. Many people, blamed the famine on the drought, but later figured out that the real cause was politics. Soviet-backed communist Derg took over and worsened the famine. How did the government make the famine worse? They worsened it in three ways: moving people, taking away food, and taking away aid. One way the government made the famine worse was by moving people. According to Document A and C the government just moved people from areas with a lot of famine to areas with low famine. Therefore, the government was

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