Political Developments In Ireland From 1900-1914

Question 1

How many MP’s did Ireland have at Westminster at the start?

Answer 1

Ireland had 105 MP’s

Question 2

What did the viceroy do?

Answer 2

Represented the King in Ireland

Question 3

What religion were the majority of Irish Nationalists?

Answer 3

Catholics

Question 4

What the the early Nationalists want?

Answer 4

Home Rule with their own parliament

Question 5

What party first represented the Nationalists?

Answer 5

The Home Rule Party

Question 6

Who was the leader of the Home Rule Party?

Answer 6

John Redmond

He had 80MP’s @ Westminster

Question 7

What was the IRB?

Answer 7

A small amount of Nationalists who wanted a republic.
They were a secret society and believed in gaining independence through violence.
Thomas Clarke and Seán McDermott were the leaders.

Question 8

What religion were the majority of Unionists?

Answer 8

Protestants

Question 9

Why didn’t Unionists want Home Rule?

Answer 9

They believed “Home Rule is Rome Rule”, meaning that Home Rule would be Catholic run.
They also believed Dublin would ruin their economic prosperity.

Question 10

Who were the leaders of the Unionist Party?

Answer 10

Edward Carson and James Craig.

They had 20MP’s @ Westminster

Question 11

What did Cultural Nationalists believe?

Answer 11

Ireland should have its own government as there was a different culture to Britain.

Question 12

What movements did Cultural Nationalists set up to protect Irish Culture?

Answer 12

GAA (1884)
Gaelic League (1893)

Question 13

What Cultural Nationalists produce?

Answer 13

Many Rising leaders

Question 14

What Trade Union did Jim Larkin set up?

Answer 14

ITGWU (Irish Transport and General Workers Union)

Question 15

What did the ITGWU fight for?

Answer 15

Better wages and working conditions

Question 16

How did Dublin employers try to destroy the ITGWU?

Answer 16

They told workers to quit the union or lose their jobs.

Question 17

When did Larkin call the workers on strike?

Answer 17

August 1913

Question 18

What happened when he started the strike?

Answer 18

Employers locked workers out
It lasted for 5 months
Workers left union and returned to work
Larkin left for the USA

Question 19

Who set up the Irish Citizen Army in 1913?

Answer 19

James Connolly

Question 20

What were the two major parties in the House of Commons during the Home Rule crisis?

Answer 20

Liberals and Conservatives (Tories)

Question 21

Name 3 points about the Liberal Party.

Answer 21

Ruled by Herbert Asquith
Unsure of Home Rule because of split in 1866
Did not need the support of the Home Rule Party

Question 22

Name 3 points about the Conservative Party.

Answer 22

Lead by Andrew B. Law
Supported Unionists
Against Home Rule
Dominated House of Lords

Question 23

What did Redmond demand for supporting the Liberal Party?

Answer 23

Home Rule

Question 24

What was the Parliament Act of 1911?

Answer 24

Asquith returned and ended veto for House of Lords
Could now reject a bill twice but it would become law the third time.
Meant that the third Home Rule bill passed @ House of Commons in 1912 would be law in 1914.

Question 25

How did Unionists react to this news?

Answer 25

They had organised demonstrations

UVF was set up to train men to resist through force.

Question 26

How did Nationalists react?

Answer 26

1913- the Irish Volunteers are formed by Eoin MacNeill.
Many of the IV leaders were also in the IRB
Hoped to see Volunteers in a fight for total independence.

Question 27

What did Asquith persuade Redmond and Carson to do?

Answer 27

Talk.

They agreed to a partition.

Question 28

What happened when World War I began?

Answer 28

Home Rule was postponed until after the war.

Question 29

What did the act of union (1801) mean?

Answer 29

It meant Ireland was a part of the United Kingdom.