Ireland in Ferment 1912-1916 Flashcards
when was the 3rd HR bill introduced?
April 1912
what did the Parliament Act of 1910 state?
HoL cannot reject HoC bill three times
who was prime minister 1912-1916?
Henry Asquith
Which parties did Asquith depend on for votes?
Liberal, HR and Labour
who was leader of HR
John Redmond
what restrictions did HR still place on Ireland?
- Still elect 40 MPs to parliament
- Under king and empire
- British Army and Navy stay in ireland
- parliament controls taxes, war, FP
3 fundamental reasons Unionists opposed HR?
political - happy under parliament
economic - NE Ulster prospered under 1800 act of union
religious - ‘home rule is rome rule’
professions of southern unionists and unionist catholics?
landlords lawyers judges
name 2 powerful British Army officers that were southern unionists
Lord Kitchener and sir henry wilson
what orginisation fostered Protestant identity in Ulster
Orange Order
who led the unionists by 1912
edward carson and James craig from down
when did Carson become leader of the unionist party
1910
where was he born and where was he educated
Dublin, in trinity
who employed him as a principal lawyer and for what
by arthur balfour to defend the british government and landlords in the Plan of Campaign
where did Carson have allies in
Tories
what was James craigs role by 1912
assistant to Carson
what was Craigs upbringing like
from down, born to industrialist family from belfast
who joined unionists 1912 demonstrations
tories like Andrew Bonar Law
when was the Solemn league and covenant signed
28 september
what was declared in the solemn league and covenant
to refusr that HR was being voted in
when did the UVF start
early 1913
who started the UVF
eoin macneill a professor from antrim