What tragic event during World War I (1915-1918) resulted in the loss of nearly a third of Mount Lebanon's population due to blockades and locust swarms?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon
- Step 1: Between 1915 and 1918, a severe Allied naval blockade, Ottoman grain requisitioning by Jamal Pasha, and a catastrophic locust plague combined.
- Step 2: An estimated 100,000 to 150,000 people perished from starvation and typhus across Mount Lebanon.
Answer
The Great Famine of Mount Lebanon.
Why not the others: 'The 1918 Influenza epidemic' occurred worldwide but was secondary to the acute famine; 'The Battle of Megiddo' was a military engagement in Palestine; 'The Siege of Tripoli' is not the historical term.
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