Ireland in Ferment 1912-1916 Flashcards

1
Q

when was the 3rd HR bill introduced?

A

April 1912

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2
Q

what did the Parliament Act of 1910 state?

A

HoL cannot reject HoC bill three times

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3
Q

who was prime minister 1912-1916?

A

Henry Asquith

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4
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Which parties did Asquith depend on for votes?

A

Liberal, HR and Labour

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5
Q

who was leader of HR

A

John Redmond

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6
Q

what restrictions did HR still place on Ireland?

A
  1. Still elect 40 MPs to parliament
  2. Under king and empire
  3. British Army and Navy stay in ireland
  4. parliament controls taxes, war, FP
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7
Q

3 fundamental reasons Unionists opposed HR?

A

political - happy under parliament
economic - NE Ulster prospered under 1800 act of union
religious - ‘home rule is rome rule’

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8
Q

professions of southern unionists and unionist catholics?

A

landlords lawyers judges

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9
Q

name 2 powerful British Army officers that were southern unionists

A

Lord Kitchener and sir henry wilson

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10
Q

what orginisation fostered Protestant identity in Ulster

A

Orange Order

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11
Q

who led the unionists by 1912

A

edward carson and James craig from down

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12
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when did Carson become leader of the unionist party

A

1910

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13
Q

where was he born and where was he educated

A

Dublin, in trinity

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14
Q

who employed him as a principal lawyer and for what

A

by arthur balfour to defend the british government and landlords in the Plan of Campaign

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15
Q

where did Carson have allies in

A

Tories

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16
Q

what was James craigs role by 1912

A

assistant to Carson

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17
Q

what was Craigs upbringing like

A

from down, born to industrialist family from belfast

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18
Q

who joined unionists 1912 demonstrations

A

tories like Andrew Bonar Law

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19
Q

when was the Solemn league and covenant signed

A

28 september

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20
Q

what was declared in the solemn league and covenant

A

to refusr that HR was being voted in

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21
Q

when did the UVF start

A

early 1913

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22
Q

who started the UVF

A

eoin macneill a professor from antrim

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23
Q

in what article did MacNeill praise the UVF

A

‘the North Begat’ in an claidheamh suas

24
Q

when was first IVF meetin

A

25 November 1913

25
Q

how many members were in the IVF by 1914

A

70,000

26
Q

what counties were contested for unionist or HR adoption

A

fermanagha nd Tyrone

27
Q

wheb did the cyrragh mutiny happen

A

march 1914

28
Q

how many officers took part in the curragh mutiny

A

58

29
Q

when and where did unionists get arms in the Larne gun running

A

24-25 april 1914 at Larne, Bangor and Donaghadee

30
Q

what did john redmond do in june 1914 to control IVF

A

appointed 25 members to provisional council

31
Q

date of Howth gunrunning?

A

july 26 1914

32
Q

how many people died at howth gun running

A

3 people l, 38 wounded

33
Q

when was HR to come into action

A

sept 1914

34
Q

when did the buckingham palace conference break up

A

july 24 1914

35
Q

when did ww1 start

A

4 august 1914

36
Q

what was the ulster division called

A

36th division

37
Q

when and where did redmond advocate for IVF joing ww1

A

woodenbridge September 1914

38
Q

how many IVF joined british army

A

25,000

39
Q

how many IVF left for IRB to control by 1914

A

11,000

40
Q

how many joined ww1 by 1914 and how many by 1916

A

43,000 to 12,000

41
Q

name 3 irish regiments in ww1

A

inniskilling fusiliers, Royal dublin fusiliers and Royal munster fusiliers

42
Q

name a fight irish regiments fought in

A

gallipolli campaign in turkey

43
Q

what nationalists vocally opposed irish enlisment

A

James connolly and Arthur griffith

44
Q

what did james connolly banner above liberty hall say

A

We serve neither king nor kaiser but ireland

45
Q

what was the governing body of the irb called

A

the Supreme council

46
Q

name 3 leaders of the supreme council

A

joseph plunkett, sean mac diarmada and thomas clarke

47
Q

what bad move did Redmond make in 1915?

A

refused to join coalition government while Carson did

48
Q

what was roger casements task?

A

enlist help from kaiser

49
Q

when and where was Pearse born, and where was he educated

A

dublin in 1879; CB at Westland Row then Royal University then Kings inn

50
Q

what paper dod Pearse edit

A

the gaelic leagues paper

51
Q

what school did pearse found

A

Saint endas

52
Q

when did PEarse join IVF

A

november 1913

53
Q

what 2 orginisations did james craig control

A

ICA and irish transport and general workers unions

54
Q

when was the castle document published

A

19 april 1916

55
Q

what happened to the Aud on what day where

A

sunk at tralee on21 april

56
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A