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Key Topic 2: Opposition To British Rule > Reason For Development: Ireland > Flashcards

Reason For Development: Ireland Flashcards

1
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How many Protestant counties were there in Ireland?

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6

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2
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What religion dominated the South?

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Catholicism, who wanted full independence

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3
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What religion had 6 counties in Ireland?

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Protestant

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4
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What area was mainly Protestant?

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North

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5
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What area was mainly Catholic, who wanted full independence?

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South

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6
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What happened between 1912-13?

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Home Rule Bill

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7
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When was the Home Rule Bill?

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1912/13

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8
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What was the 1912/13 Home Rule Bill?

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Bill granting Irish independence

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9
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What was the bill granting Ireland independence?

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1912/13 Home Rule Bill

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10
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What happened at March 1914?

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British soldiers at Curragh mutinied, refusing to take action to enforce Home Rule on the hostile North

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11
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When did British soldiers at Curragh mutinied, refusing to take action to enforce Home Rule on the hostile North?

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March 1914

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12
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In March 1914, where did British soldiers mutiny?

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Curragh

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13
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In March 1914, what happened at Curragh?

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British soldiers mutinied, refusing to enforce home rule on the hostile North

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14
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Who was there fighting between in the south?

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‘Ulster Volunteers’-Wanted to block domestic self-government for Ireland
‘National Volunteers’

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15
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How many deaths happened at July 1914?

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Three and many casualties

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16
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In what month were there 3 deaths?

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July 1914

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17
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What happened during the war?

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Had to be suspended for the duration of the war

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18
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Characterise Sinn Felin (We ourselves):

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Southern

Pro-independence

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19
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What was the name of the Southern Pro-independence organisation that rose during the war?

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Sinn Fein (We ourselves )

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20
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What Sinn Fein do in Easter 1916?

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Organised an unsuccessful rising in Dublin to overthrow the British

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21
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Who organised an unsuccessful rising to overthrow the British in Dublin in Easter 1916?

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Sinn Fein

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When did Sinn Fein organise an unsuccessful rising in Dublin to overthrow the British?

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Easter 1916

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23
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Where did Sinn Fein have an unsuccessful rising to overthrow the British in Easter 1916?

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Dublin

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24
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What happened in December 1918?

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Sinn Fein won a majority of the Irish seats at Westminster in the general election

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Who won the majority of the Irish seats in the December 1918 general election?

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Sinn Fein

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When did Sinn Fein win majority of the Irish seats in Westminister?

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December 1918 general election

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27
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What happened to Sinn Fein in December 1918?

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won majority of the Irish seats in Westminister

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28
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How many seats did Sinn Felin gain in the 1918 general election?

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73 out of 105 seats

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29
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In the 1918 general election, who won 73 out of 105 seats?

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Sinn Fein

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30
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What happened in January 1919?

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Sinn Fein assembled in Dublin and proclaimed an Irish assembly. They declared an Irish republic

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31
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When did Sinn Fein assemble in Dublin in order to create an Irish assembly (First Dail)?

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January 1919

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32
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Where did Sinn Fein assemble in January 1919 in order to declare an Irish republic?

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Dublin

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33
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What did the Sinn Féin’s Irish republic army do?

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Guerrilla war against the British

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34
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What was the British presence in Ireland?

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Royal Irish Constabulary with the ‘Black and Tans ’

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35
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Who reinforced the Royal Irish Constabulary?

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Black and Tans

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36
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Who were the Black and Tans?

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Force of temporary police meant who were recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC). Many were WW1 veterans.

37
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Who were the force of temporary police meant who were recruited to assist the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC)? Many were WW1 veterans.

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Black and Tans

38
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How did the Black and Tans gain their name?

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Improvised the uniform they wore (mixture of British army khaki and RIC uniform of rifle green)

39
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What was the impact of soldiers wearing a mixture of British Army khaki and RIC uniform of rifle green?

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This is what led to the nickname of ‘Black and Tans ’

40
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What happened on the 6th December 1921?

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Anglo Irish treaty was signed

41
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When was the Anglo-Irish treaty signed?

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6th of December 1921

42
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What did the December 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty do?

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Created the Irish free state (Self governing dominion within the British empire)

43
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Who opted out of the December 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty?

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6 northern countries

44
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How did the 6 northern counties react to the December 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty?

A

Used their legal right to opt out

45
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What principal Irish leader did not accept the December 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty?

A

Eamon Del Valera

46
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How did Eamon Del Valera react to the December 1921 Anglo Irish treaty?

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Refused to accept the treaty

47
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Why did Eamon Del Valera refuse to accept the December 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty?

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Irish free state was not a republic

Treaty involves splitting up the country

48
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What happened in 1923?

A

Civil war ended

49
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What happened in June 1922?

A

Irish civil war began

50
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When did the Irish civil war begin?

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June 1924

51
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What was the impact of the 1922-1923 Irish civil war?

A

Defeat of Valera and the republicans

Southern Ireland was treated as an area of supremacy

52
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What area was treated as a place of supremacy as a result of the 1922-23 Irish civil war?

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Southern Ireland

53
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What happened in December 1931?

A

Statute of Westminster

54
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When was the Statute of Westminster?

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December 1931

55
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What was the Statute of Westminster in December 1931?

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Gave the south equality of status (basically able to govern themselves)

56
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How did Valera react to the December 1931 Statute of Westminster?

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Not satisfied and continued to protest

57
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Who refused to attend the Imperial conference of 1937?

A

Valera

58
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What conference did Valera refuse to attend?

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Imperial Conference of 1937

59
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How did Valeria turn Ireland into a republic?

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Drew up a new constitution which turned Ireland into a republic Eire

60
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What was Eires stance on World War Two?

A

Neutrality

61
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What commonwealth country had a neutral stance on World War Two?

A

Eire

62
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What happened in 1948?

A

Republic of Ireland act that separated Eire from the rest of Britain

63
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When was the Republic of Ireland Act?

A

1948

64
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What was the Republic of Ireland Act in 1948?

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Separated Eire from the rest of Britain

65
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What did the Irish show?

A

British imperialism can be challenged

66
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What happened to the Irish under home rule?

A

Ireland would be given more chance to voice how they wanted to be governed but they would continue to remain apart of the UK

67
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What was the result of the Act of Union 1800?

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Ireland ruled from Westminister and lost its parliament

68
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When was it established that Ireland would be ruled from Westminster?

A

Act of Union 1800

69
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What was the impact of the threat of home rule?

A

Led unionists in Ulster to establish the Ulster Volunteer Force, which then promoted the formation of the Irish volunteers

70
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Why was the Irish volunteers made?

A

Against the threat of home rule

71
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What was the impact of the formation of Ulster Volunteer Force, which then promoted the formation of the Irish volunteers?

A

Undermined British rule in Ireland

72
Q

What groups were behind the 1916 Easter rising?

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Irish republican brotherhood
Irish volunteers
Irish Citizens army

73
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What was the name of the leauge of women who helped with the rising?

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Cumann na mBan, the leauge of Women

74
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Why did they choose to rise during WW1?

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England’s difficult position could be exposed and they could get what they wanted
Fear that there was dwindling Irish nationalism because the people supported the Irish parliamentary Party (who worked together with the British) and British war effort

75
Q

What was drafted during the planning of the Easter rising?

A

Proclamation declaring the establishment of a republic

76
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Where was the proclamation that was drafted during planning read?

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Read to the public outside Dublin’s General Post

77
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How many troops did the authorities originally have to fight with the Easter rising?

A

400

78
Q

How many troops were there to fight the 1,000 insurgents in the Easter rising?

A

1,000

79
Q

Where were casualties the highest?

A

Mount Street Bridge

80
Q

What happened by Friday the 28th 1916?

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18000-20,000 soldiers had been gathered to fight against the 1,600 rebels

81
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When had 18000-20,000 soldiers had been gathered to fight against the 1,600 rebels?

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By Friday the 28th 1916

82
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What happened to the city centre once the 18000-20,000 soldiers had been gathered to fight against the 1,600 rebels?

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Left destroyed by British artillery fire

83
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How many people were killed?

A

450

84
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How many rebels were killed?

A

64

85
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How many were injured?

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2.600

86
Q

What did the British capture 3 days before the rebellion?

A

Shipment of German arms

87
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What was the impact of the British capturing a shipment of German arms 3 days before the rebellion?

A

Failure on nationwide mobilisation

88
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What was the impact of confusion on the Irish side?

A

Conflicting orders sent out to the Irish Volunteers

89
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What was the ultimate aim of the Easter rising?

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Change public opinion so in the long term, there would be independence. It exposed the opressive nature of British rule and would therefore shed a bad light on their rule and drive the feeling of nationalism

Key Topic 2: Opposition To British Rule (19 decks)

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