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Protestant Ascendancy

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Domination of the Anglo-Irish Protestant minority in Ireland, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries

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Penal Laws

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Laws that restricted the lives of Irish Catholics

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When were the Penal Laws introduced?

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1691

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Lord Lieutenant

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Chief representative of the British monarch in Ireland

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Why did some agree with Britain’s policies?

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Protestant landowners benefitted from the favourable economic environment

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Why did the American revolution influence some of the Irish?

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Irish had a shared experience with the Americans and watched the revolution closely and educated themselves on Republicanism

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Why did the French revolution place Ireland in a vulnerable position?

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French and Spanish rivals might use the opportunity to invade the country and exploit it as a staging port for an attack on Britain

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Who were the Irish Volunteers?

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Loyal-spirited Protestants who undertook military drills and paraded ready for an invasion against them

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Act of 1720

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Declaring the right of Britain to legislate for Ireland

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Why was Britain’s power reduced by 1780?

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The influence of the American revolution and the creation of a well-organised and armed militia to support any new demands

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Who was the principal advocate for greater legislative independence in the 1700’s?

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Henry Grattan

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Patronage

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Granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support

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Constitution of 1782

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Repealed the 1720 act and reduced Britain’s control over legislation to a simple right of veto

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Mutiny Act

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Gave Irish parliament the authority to punish soldiers who refused orders

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Why was the Constitution of 1782 not a reality?

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Government was still under control of the lord lieutenant

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What did younger men believe would help them achieve their goal of greater political autonomy?

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A union between Protestants and Catholics to challenge dominant conservatism

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What were the United Irishmen’s demands?

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  • Ireland would be divided into 300 parliamentary constituencies equal in population.
  • Every man should have a vote.
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The 1798 Uprising

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  • Organised by Theobald Wolfe Tone
  • May 1798
  • 15,000 fighting men
  • Poorly co-ordinated
  • Confined to countryside
  • Failure of immediate French support
  • Even when French arrived no reignition
  • Transformed future of Ireland
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Tithes

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A tax of 10% on produce or earning that was given to the church

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Reformation

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Split within Christianity - Protestantism and Catholicism

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Why did Tithes anger Catholics?

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They had to pay for the new Protestant church

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Tithe Composition Act

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Made the tax a general land-based monetary charge that consequently became payable twice-yearly by larger numbers of Irish farmers

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What resentment did the Tithe Composition Act create?

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  • Resentment towards paying the tithe

- Example of British oppression

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When did the Tithe Wars begin?

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October 1830

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What did the Tithe Wars follow after?

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Period of agricultural depression that saw reduced prices and less money coming to farmers

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How many counties refused to pay the Tithes?

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What violence was used during the Tithe Wars?

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Police and yeomanry used to seize property in absence of payment

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Where were some of the violent outbursts during the Tithe Wars?

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  • County Wexford, June 1831, 14 killed.

- County Kilkenny, December 1831, bailiff and 12 police killed

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Tithe Rentcharge Act 1838

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Payable only by landlords

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Catholic Emancipation 1829

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The right of Catholics to vote in elections and to be politicians

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When was the Repeal Association founded?

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1840

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What was the Repeal Association?

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  • Raise funds via ‘repeal rents’

- Then could pressurise Westminster into granting repeal

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How did Daniel O’Connell sought to achieve pressure to Westminster?

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‘Monster meetings’

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How many people attended these ‘Monster Meetings’?

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100,000-500,000

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What monster meeting was undoubtly noticed by the British?

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Tara meeting in august 1843, 750,000 attended

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Why did the Repeal Association fail?

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the British gave O’Connell a choice to either submit to the ruling or risk conflict with military

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Who were the members of Young Ireland?

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  • Thomas Davis
  • Charles Gavin Duffy
  • John Mitchel
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What differed between Young Ireland & O’Connell?

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Embraced much grander ideas and resolved to achieve them through whatever means necessary

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What did the older generation think of Young Ireland?

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Too naive and hot-headed

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Why did YI separate from O’Connell?

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His ideas were too conservative

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Did Young Ireland have support outside of Dublin?

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No, it’s open minded stance did not win much support amongst Catholic clergy

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The 1848 Rebellion

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  • Transpired after the arrest of John Mitchel in may.
  • British government aware of Irish discontent and sent spies who exposed conspiracy.
  • 21 July 1848, British pour 10,000 troops into Ireland and abandon habeas corpus.
  • YI moved from Dublin to countryside.
  • Several leaders sentenced to death or arrested.
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Why was the 1848 Rebellion different from previous nationalist activities?

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Instead of being cowed by the show of the British force they sought to make a stand, this was a more assertive nationalism that was prepared to push for its objectives

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How are the Fenian’s different to previous Irish Nationalists?

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Much more radical in demands - wanting complete independence and willing to act with violence in order to achieve it

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How were the Fenian’s able to recruit so many members in the 1860s?

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Philip Coyne, a New York Fenian who was able to make a tour of the organisation, achieved by Stephens own hardworking and skill

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How did Fenian’s maintain secrecy?

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Used oath-swearing and system of ‘cells’

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Who was the founder of the IRB?

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James Stephens

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What were the aims of the IRB?

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Create an Irish republic

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What were the failures of the 1867 Fenian Rising?

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  • Event postponed because of failure to acquire sufficient weapons, 6,000 firearms for 50,000 people.
  • James Stephens arrested in March without his organisational skills it wasn’t well managed.
  • Division of leadership and poor management of resources.
  • Only 1,500 weapons in dublin.
  • Francis Millen wanted guerrilla style attack but ignored by other IRB commanders.
  • By April more than 200 IRB prisoners taken.
  • Leaders such as Godfrey Massey turned into government informants.
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What was a success of the 1867 Fenian Rising?

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Men arrested and executed in Manchester seen as Martys to the Irish cause, offered propaganda value

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Who headed the new Home Rule movement after the failure of the Fenian Rising?

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Isaac Butt

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Why was Butt’s own nationalism different from the Catholic-dominated ideas of the IRB?

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Placed greater value upon the benefits that a positive relationship with Britain could bring

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How did Butt aim to achieve his objectives?

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Home Rule League established in 1870, contested the election in 1874 and won half of the Irish seats (60 out of 101) giving them a useful degree of influence in parliament where they pressed for HR.

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What were the people’s alternative to Butt’s objectives?

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Obstructionist policy - slowing down parliament

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What was the significance of Isaac Butt & the Home Rule League even though it failed?

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Maintained and renewed interest after the failed Fenian Rising and his movement acted as a lifeline for nationalist sentiment

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What was the Home Rule Confederation renamed?

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Irish Parliamentary Party

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What were members of the IPP required to uphold?

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‘The pledge’ to vote and act as they were told by Parnell and the party hierarchy

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How many seats did the IPP win?

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86 out of 103

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What British prime minister was motivated to introduce a home rule bill for Ireland?

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William Gladstone

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Why did William Gladstone want home rule?

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As a means of securing the Irish vote

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What did the Home Rule proposal say?

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  • New parliament to Ireland that would take responsibility for all domestic affairs.
  • Retaining Ireland as a member of the British Empire
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Which significant powers would Britain still have control over, even after Home Rule?

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Control of defence, foreign affairs and coinage

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Who opposed the 1886 Home Rule proposal bill?

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  • Irish unionists in the north
  • Conservative party
  • Disapproving Liberal MP’s
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What was the result of the 1886 Home Rule bill vote?

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311 in favour, 341 opposed

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What were the long term successes of the 1886 Home Rule bill?

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  • Prospect of future success
  • Irish had won significant support from one of Britains largest political parties
  • Important achievement that bode well for future aspirations
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Orange Order

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Protestant organization set up to protect Protestants and their interests

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What split the IPP?

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Parnell’s affair with William O’Shea (one of his loyal supporters) wife, Katherine.

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Who opposed Home Rule?

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People in Ulster

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Why did Ulster’s community reject Home Rule?

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Feared that Catholicism would take over

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When was the Ulster Unionist Party established?

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1886

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Who was the leader of the UUP?

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Edward Carson

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Who held the power in Westminster in 1910?

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IPP

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What was the ‘Unionist Identity’?

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Viewed themselves as ‘British’ not Irish

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When was the Ulster Covenant organised?

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September 1912

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What was the Ulster Covenant?

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A document that declared it’s signatories opposition to home rule and more threateningly, their willingness to use all means necessary to prevent the bills passage

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When was The Ulster Volunteer Force formed?

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January 1913

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How many members were there in the UVF?

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90,000

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Why was the ‘Curragh incident’ significant?

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  • Highlighted the depth of feeling that existed towards the unionists plight.
  • Gave the unions greater confidence to challenge the proposed legislation.
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What happened during the Curragh incident?

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British army officers garrisoned at Curragh in County Kildare threatened to resign their commissions rather than be used to coerce the unionists to accept home rule

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What did the British document say about the UVF?

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Britain could not use British troops to subdue the unionists because of the evident sympathies that existed amongst the army on the issue of home rule

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What was the Larne gun-running incident?

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In April 1914 the unionists strengthened their position by taking possession of a cache of firearms shipped from Germany in Larne.

82
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When was the third Home Rule bill finally passed?

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September 1914

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What happened to the third Home Rule bill?

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Postponed because of WW1

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When was Sinn Fein founded?

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1905

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What did Sinn Fein want?

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Greater independence

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Who organised Sinn Fein?

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Arthur Griffith

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How did Sinn Fein out to achieve independance?

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More radical policy of obstructionism

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Who were the members of the small military council in May 1915?

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  • Patrick Pearse
  • Joseph Plunkett
  • Sean MacDermott
  • Eoin Ceannt
  • Thomas Clarke
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When did the Easter Rising take place?

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24th April 1916

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Easter Rising

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  • Seized prominent buildings around Dublin.
  • 1,000 armed volunteers, 200 irish citizen army personnel.
  • Issued a proclamation of independence
  • Britain quick to respond
  • 29 April rising was over
  • 64 rebels and 132 british dead
  • 200 civilans dead
  • Immense damage to property
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What was a result to the Easter Rising?

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Hardened Irish hearts to the British authorities and did more to alienate Irish minds than anything before

92
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What were the results to the 1918 General Election?

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  • 6 seats to the IPP
  • 26 seats to the Unionists
  • 73 seats to Sinn Fein
93
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What did Sinn Fein call their own parliament?

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Dail Eireaan

94
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What did obstructionism by the Sinn Fein cause?

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  • Anger from unionists

- Britain sent troops into the country to break up the parliament and assert British authority there

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War of Independence/Anglo-Irish War

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  • 9 IRA members killed two police officers in County Tipperary on 21st January 1919
  • Encouraged british deployment of troops
  • IRA employed guerrilla warfare
  • Micheal Collins deliberately targeted and killed detectives in police force
  • Increased britains use of aggressive techniques
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Guerrilla Warfare

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A hit-and-run technique used in fighting a war; fighting by small bands of warriors using tactics such as sudden ambushes

97
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What were the British’s two new auxiliary forced sent to Ireland in 1920?

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The Auxiliaries & Black and Tans

98
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Croke Park Stadium Massacre (Bloody Sunday)

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  • 21 November 1920
  • Detachment of Black and Tans drove an armoured car into a sports field during a match
  • Killed 14 people
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Who was David Lloyd George?

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British Prime Minister (Liberal)

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Government of Ireland Act 1920

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British law that created the state of Northern Ireland from 6 of the 9 counties of Ulster

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Dominion Status

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Recognition as an autonomous community within the British Empire of equal status to Britain itself

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Fiscal Autonomy

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Control over their own money

103
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Who rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

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Eamon de Valera - contained an oath of allegiance that they felt continued to subordinate Ireland to Britain

104
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When was the Anglo-Irish Treaty formally accepted?

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7 January 1922

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Civil War

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  • Liam Lynch commander
  • 28 June 1922
  • Government troops attacked anti-treaty force’s headquarters in Dublin
  • Anti-treaty Irregulars didn’t perform well
  • More effective in countryside
  • Defeated by December when government introduced
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When did the Civil War end?

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24 May 1923

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