Impact on ireland after ww2

Question 1

Belfast blitz

Answer 1

german bombing of belfast

Question 2

IRA

Answer 2

illegal armed movement in ireland before and after ww2

Question 3

south of ireland 1939

Answer 3

◍PArt of British commonwealth
◍De Valera was taoiseach

Question 4

South neutrality

Answer 4

◍neutrual to an extent
◍wanted to show their independence from Britian
◍Army too weak to fight in the war

Question 5

South’s neutrality in action

Answer 5

◍emergency powers act
◍built up denfense forces
◍Allied planes allowed fly over donnegal
◍German airmen imprisoned
◍south favoured the allies

Question 6

SOuth-Shortages and ratoning

Answer 6

◍Bought and charted ships
◍rationing food,clothes,shoes and petrol
◍compulsory tillage-farming
◍Black market

Question 7

SOUTH-Fuel shortages

Answer 7

◍turf replaced coal
◍unemployment increased
◍short of fertilisers for farming
◍emigraton to britian

Question 8

SOUTH- glimmer men

Answer 8

men coming into people houses inspecting their gas usage

Question 9

SOUTH-Ships and Planes

Answer 9

◍Germans bombed a city in wexford killing 3 ppl
◍16 ships sunk

Question 10

Curragh Camps

Answer 10

◍British,German and American planes crashed here
◍Pilots imprisoned
◍Allied pilots released

Question 11

NORTH-life after the war

Answer 11

◍Part of UK-active in the war
◍No conscription
◍Rationing
◍Pastrol North Atlantic to protect convoys

Question 12

NORTH-Belfast blitz and why??

Answer 12

◍Belfast targeted due to poor defence
◍22 anti-aircraft batteries and no search lights
◍unionist government
◍Over 1100 people killed
◍Half of the houses were destroyed
◍Poverty in working class areas
◍Southern fire brigades helped
◍ thousand fled belfast for safety