Ireland 1910-1914

Question 1

Irish nationalist

Answer 1

someone who believes that the Irish people are their own nation

Question 2

Constitutional nationalists

Answer 2

wanted to see the re-establishment of a parliament in Ireland and wanted to achieve this through the use of politics

Question 3

Home rule

Answer 3

Ireland would remain part of the United Kingdom but have its own parliament in Dublin to govern local affairs, while Westminster would control trade and foreign affairs

Question 4

Radical nationalist

Answer 4

wanted full independence from Britain and believed that they should use force if necessary to achieve this

Question 5

Republic

Answer 5

a country not ruled by a monarch, but instead ruled by its citizens, who choose their representatives

Question 6

Unionist

Answer 6

someone who wants Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom

Question 7

Parliament abstention

Answer 7

Irish MPs would withdraw from the Westminster parliament they entered in the 1801 Act of Union to set up their own parliament in Dublin

Question 8

Parliamentary force

Answer 8

an unofficial military-style organisation of volunteer soldiers