War of independence

Question 1

Who won the most seat in the general election of 1918

Answer 1

Sinn Féin won 76 seats , home rule won 6 and the unionists won 26

Question 2

Who was Sinn Fein led by

Answer 2

Eamon Devalera and Michael Collins

Question 3

What did Sinn Fein promise Ireland

Answer 3

Promise to give Ireland a republic if the people voted for them in the next election (election of 1918)

Question 4

What did Sinn Fein do when they won the election

Answer 4

They set up the dáil , The parliament of an independent Irish Republic in the mansion house, Dublin

(The British government declared the dáil illegal)

Question 5

What is the IRA

Answer 5

Sinn Féin’s military wing , They would defend the republic by force of arms

Question 6

What was the main aim of the IRA

Answer 6

In 1919 the IRAs mission was to the destroyed the RIC

Britain’s response to this they sent a group of former World War I soldiers to Ireland to help fight against the IRA these men were known as the black and tans

Question 7

Explain Bloody Sunday

Answer 7

-November 21st 1920,
Collins sent his squad to execute 12 British spies
These happened the same day the Black and Tans opened fire into Crome park (14 people killed , Micheal hogan among them one of Croke parks stands named after him)

Question 8

Explain the truce

Answer 8

-The IRA was successful during the war
-it was clear to Collins and Devalera that the IRA would not be able to defeat The British by force alone
-a truce was called on the 11th of July 1921

Question 9

Explain the treaty negotiations

Answer 9

-The British didn’t want to give the Irish a fully independent republic
-they offered partial independence for 26 counties the delegation wasn’t happy with this offer they wanted a republic
-Anglo Irish treaty was signed on December 6th (Lloyd George threatened a war if the treaty wasn’t signed)

Question 10

What was the consequences of the Anglo Irish treaty

Answer 10

Sinn Fein split
Pro treaty (collins)
And anti treaty (de Valera,Tom Barry)

Question 11

Summarise the civil war

Answer 11

The irregulars were anti treaty and took over the four courts

The free state army attacked them in June 1922. (Civil war began)

Irregulars had most support from Dublin and Munster

The free state army defeated the irregulars in may 1923 but now before the death of Micheal Collins and Arthur Griffith

Question 12

How did Collins and Griffith die

Answer 12

Griffith died of a stroke on 12 of august 1922
Collins was shot by anti treaty IRA men in cork 10 days later on 22nd of august