Dates & names Flashcards
When did Lloyd George + Churchill present proposals for exclusion of ulster from HR Bill ?
6th February 1912
When was the third HR bill introduced and by who?
April 1912, Asquith
When did Bonar law try to persuade King George V to call for a general election ?
May 1912
When was the Agar-Robartes Amendment
June 1912
When was Carson’s proposal to exclude 9 counties and when the UVF was formed?
January 1913
Memo from Bonar Law and Lansdowne to King calling for general election
July 1913
The Loreburn Letter
September 1913
Lloyd George proposal to amend the bill and the IVF formation
November 1913
Asquith, Bonar Law and Carson meetings
October to December 1913
Lloyd George county option
March 1914
Redmonds opinion on ulster resistance to HR
‘Bluff and blunder’ (IPP)
Churchill, Burrell & Lloyd George opinion on ulster resistance to HR
Concerned about forcing HR on Ulster (Ulster will fight and ulster will be right - churchilll)
Asquith opinion on Ulster resistance to HR
Wait and See Policy - conceding initiative
Reason for General Election aim called by Conservatives ?
Since HE was not a part of the liberal manifesto of 1910 they argued that it should be voted on by the people
This would allow the possibility of winning on election and stopping HR for conservatives
Who moved the June Amendment?
Liberal backbender Thomas Agar-Robartes. North- East Ulster to be excluded from HR : 4 Ulster countries with Protestant majorities (defeated by 69 votes)
Why did liberals oppose it ?
Asquith believed it wouldn’t reduce U.U opposition and Irish Nationalists would be disaffected
Who set up the IVF ?
Eoin MacNeill
Reasons Asquith gave for giving Unionists concessions ? (2)
- anxious to avoid confrontation
- King frightened of Civil War
Why did unionists oppose Home a Rule in Ireland for economic reasons ? (2)
- Many unionists in Ireland and in GB profited from the markets open to them through the British Empire
- in ulster there was heavy industry such as ship building and the linen industry
What organisations did unionists form to block HR?
- Irish Unionist Alliance
- Ulster Volunteer Force
Who was appointed as Liberal leader in 1905?
Henry Campbell Bannerman
What was the main goal in Britain before HR?
Poverty
Why did liberals not want to focus on Home Rule as a key party issue ? (2)
They realised that HR was impossible while the House of Lords refrained it’s traditional powers.
- the desire for liberal unity to prepare for the coming general election became paramount
When was Asquith appointed Liberal leader ?
1908
When was the Lloyd George’s people’s budget?
November 1909
What was the Lloyd George’s people budget ?
The liberals needed to increase taxes in order to pay for their social reforms
What triggered the two elections in 1910?
The Lloyd George People Budget
How did Asquith and the liberals remain in government after the general elections ?
Asquith had firm support from the Irish and the Labour Party
What was the Curragh mutiny ?
The War Office doubted the loyalty of officers stationed in Ireland who came from Ulster. A message was sent to the Commanding officer in Ireland indicating that if conflict arose, officers from Ulster would be allowed to be ‘absent from duty’ but if other officers were not prepared to carry out orders they would be ‘dismissed from the service’. The British public was appalled at this mutiny and War Minister Colonel Seely was forced to resign
When was the Larne gun running
Night of 24th-25th April 1914 the UVF obtained 35,000 rifles and 5 million rounds of ammunition from Germany
What was the option of exclusion?
Would recognise the special position of ulster without denying the Irish majority Home Rule
How did Carson react to ulster exclusion?
He was prepared to support exclusion in principle, even though this meant abandoning southern unionists. Redmond was also prepared to consider a temporary exclusion of the distinctly Protestant areas of Ulster
What did Carson think of the temporary county option?
Dismissed as a ‘stay of execution’
When did the Buckingham Palace conference take place ?
21st July 1914
When did Asquith introduce the Parliament Bill?
February 1911
What were the clauses of the Parliament Bill? (3)
- the Lords should not be able to reject or amend any Money Bill
- if any other type of Bill was rejected by the Lords, it would automatically become law
- the maximum duration of Parliament should be cut from seven to five years
Which Conservative groups in the Lords were nicknamed the hedgers and the ditchers ?
Hedgers: those who were not prepared to vote against the Parliament Bill in the Lords and wish the creation of a huge number of liberal peers
Ditchers: those who would fight the bill ‘to the last ditch’ whatever the consequences
Did the Parliament Bill pass ?
Yes in August 1911
