Home rule 1906-1914

Question 1

what party was john redmond the leader of?

Answer 1

home rule party

Question 2

what party was bonar law the leader of?

Answer 2

conservatives

Question 3

what party was herbert asquith the leader of?

Answer 3

liberals

Question 4

what party was edward carson the leader of?

Answer 4

ulster unionists

Question 5

what leaders were pro home rule?

Answer 5

redmond and asquith

Question 6

what leaders were anti home rule

Answer 6

carson and law

Question 7

what was the parliament act of 1911?

Answer 7

reduced power of the house of lords as they could only reject a bill for two years before it was passed. Meaning the home rule bill of 1912 had to be passed by 1914

Question 8

what was the ulster solemn league and covenant and how many people signed it?

Answer 8

a petition that declared ulster didn’t want to seperate from britain which was signed by 500,000

Question 9

in what year was the uvf set up?

Answer 9

1913

Question 10

What did bonar law say in his blenheim palace speech of 1912?

Answer 10

implied that if home rule was passed they would support the ulster unionists and use violence

Question 11

what year was the curragh mutiny

Answer 11

1914

Question 12

what did 57 officers do in the curragh mutiny?

Answer 12

refused to invade ulster and crush the UVF and would rather be dismissed from the army

Question 13

by 1914 how many men did the UVF have?

Answer 13

100,000

Question 14

how many rifles did the UVF acquire in the larne gun-running incident and from what country?

Answer 14

35,000 and from germany

Question 15

where did king george call for a meeting in july 1914 to discuss ulster?

Answer 15

buckingham palace

Question 16

what were the key features of the buckingham palace meeting in july 1914?

Answer 16

• asquith, law, redmond and carson were all there
• asquith proposed that 6 counties should be excluded from home rule for 6 years
• disagreement on two counties of the six which were majority protestant
• biggest disagreement was on the length of time of the exclusion. Carson said forever whereas Redmond said for 6 years