A Study on Famine Prevalence Reasons in Iran in the Years 1941 to 1945 and the Government's Efforts to Reduce its Destroying Impacts

The extension of World War II and entrance of Allied forces to Iran in September 1941, had many economic, political and social effects on people of Iran. Problems such as insecurity, famine and epidemic diseases were the clear results of the invasion of Iran. Famine as the major factor in that condition was so expanded that people were not even able to afford aliment so many people died of starvation. The main causes of famine during World War II, directly and indirectly, were related to the presence of foreign troops. This descriptive-analytic study attempts using and citing documents and newspapers of that time to categorize, explain and review the effective factors. The main research question is: what have been the effects of World War II on Iran's famine and what did the government do to reduce its impacts?