Ulster Crisis: Conservatives

Question 1

Bonar Law

Answer 1

• Strengthened Unioinst position

- Masergh: Crucial involvement, no other Cons leader would have backed Carson

Question 2

Bleinham

Answer 2

-England
-40,000
“Things stronger than parliamentary majorities”
-“Corrupt parliamentary bargain”, government was “Revolutionary conspirator”

Question 3

Aims

Answer 3

• Conservatives focused on getting back into government. Had been in power since 1886, recently lost it - determined to get it back through Unionist help
• Ulster key to maintaining Empire

Question 4

Satisfaction?

Answer 4

• Weakened Liberal party
• Able to achieve Ulster exclusion, BL’s aim from start: “I only care about two things; Ulster and tariff reform.”
• Southern Unionists abandoned
• Did not return to office