Which of the following events in europe led to massive devastation a. the renaissance b. the crusades c. the irish potato famine d. the reformation

C. The Irish Potato Famine

Explanation:

Also called the great famine or the great hunger was a period of time that was characterized by a low production of food, and mass starvation in Ireland by the 1845 and untill 1849, it is believed that one million people died, and the famine made other million irish emigrate from Ireland to other countries that weren´t having so many troubles, after this time, Ireland´s population decreased almost 25% between migrants and people deceased.

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