Home Rule Crisis Flashcards
1
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Economic Impact of WW1 On Ireland (4)
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Economic boom
Agricultural prices rose, tillage - respond wartime demand food
Industry In belfast prospered
Unemployment Dropped
2
Q
Unionist Reaction To Home Rule Bill
4 forms
A
Demonstrations and Protests
Ulster Solemn League and Covenant; 200,000 unionist, resist Home rule,use violence if needed
Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF): Paramilitary 100,000 unionists
Larne Run Gunning: arms and ammunition imported, Germany
3
Q
Nationalist reactions to the Unionist Opposition
A
IRB (Irish Republican Brotherhood) was Revived
Irish Volunteer Force: Paramilitary 100.000, Eoin McNeill.
Howth Gun Running; Arms,Ammo imported on the Asgard
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