ADV INFO - Developments, Opposition and The Third Home Rule Bill Flashcards
what were there fears over
Rome rule
what did unionists note
80 of the 86 nationalist MPs elected in 1885 were roman catholic
what did the O’Shea scandal do
it gave the church an opportunity to reiterate its moral authority while the writings of nationalist leader Patrick Pearse (who edited the Gaelic League’s newspaper) emphasised the close links between Catholicism and Nationalism
who were the rich landowners supported by
the academics of Trinity College Dublin, as well as a thriving working-class unionist movement in the city.
where was unionism focused
ulster
what helped strengthen the position of unionism in Belfast
the creation of a wider franchise
how was ulster more prosperous
50% of Irish industrial jobs were in Ulster; of these, up to 40% were based in Belfast. Between 1850 and 1900, Belfast had the fastest economic growth of any city in the UK
what was the rise in ulster unionism attributable to
the land acts of 1870 and 1881
what reduced the influence of southern unionists
the disestablishment of the Anglican church
who was the new face of unionism
MPs such as Tom Sloan, who served as Independent Unionist MP for South Belfast between 1902 and 1910
what organisation encouraged Irish nationalism
the Gaelic athletic association
what was founded to publish Irish nationalist propaganda
The founding of the Gaelic league in 1893 was an attempt by Eoin MacNeill
who led the Easter Rising of 1916
Patrick Pearse
who established Sinn Fein
Arthur Griffith
what happened to Sinn Fein
they received limited support in their campaign for independence.
who became PM in 1906
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
what majority did Campbell-Bannerman in 1906
270
what was the priority of HCB’s government
an ambitious programme of social reform
what was created in Ireland under HCB
a national university was created in order to educate Catholics, while the presbyterian Queen’s College Belfast became a full university
what was passed in 1909
another land act
what did the 1909 land act do
it introduced compulsory purchase by tenants in certain overpopulated areas
what was passed in 1911
the parliament act
what followed soon after the parliament act
the introduction of another home rule bill
what was the issue with the liberal’s small majority
they were dependent on the parliamentary support of the Irish party
how was the third home rule bill very similar to the second one?
- an Irish assembly would be established with 40 members in its upper house and 164 in its lower house
- this parliament would be able to raise taxes
- 42 Irish MPs would sit at Westminster and the Lord Lieutenant would play an important administrative role
who strongly supported the third home rule bill
the Irish party under John Redmond
who opposed the third home rule bill
the conservative party and the unionists due to ulster remaining part of a self-governing Ireland.
what did Andrew Bonar Law say?
‘no length of resistance to which Ulster can go in which i should not be prepared to support them’
what did the Ulster Unionists produce in 1912
a Solemn League and Covenant, outlining their opposition to home rule
how many people signed the solemn league and covenant
450,000 people, including Edward Carson, leader of the Irish Unionists at Wesminsters
what was founded in 1913
the UVF, the ulster volunteer force
what was the UVF
a paramilitary group, which had recruited and trained up to 100,000 members by the summer of 1914
what did the UVF audaciously do
it imported 35,000 rifles and 5 million rounds of ammunition from Germany in April 1914. it was the Larne gun-running incident.
what was formed in response to the UVF
the Irish volunteers were formed as a nationalist paramilitary force in November 1913
what happened to the UVF by the outbreak of the world war
they had 160,000 members
what did the UVF do during the war
they imported 25,000 rounds of ammunition and 1500 Mauser guns led to intervention by the army; this angered nationalists.
what did the lords do in January 1913
they blocked the third home rule bill
what happened in March 1914
the Curragh mutiny of March 1914
what happened in the Curragh Mutiny
58 cavalry officers mutinied, claiming they would rather be sacked than take up arms against unionist soldiers
what did Asquith draft proposals for
to allow Irish counties an opt-out system, where they could choose to be exempt from Home Rule.
What did Carson say about the opt-out system
it was merely a ‘stay of execution’ for Ulster
where was the opt-out system discussed
at the Buckingham Palace Conference
what was the general agreement at the Buckingham Palace conference
the four most ‘protestant’ counties of Ulster should be excluded from Home Rule
what eventually happened to the Buckingham palace conference
it broke up without agreement
what happened two months after the conference broke up
Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo, and WW1 began.
