Ireland - Knowledge

Question 1

What period of time does this subtopic cover?

Answer 1

1880-1914

Question 2

What happened in the IRB rising of 1867?

Answer 2

Bombed police car to free IRB members

Question 3

Why did the actions of the Gaelic league seem less impressive in comparison to the 1867 IRB rising?

Answer 3

• Only taught Gaelic + encouraged Irish holidays, such as St Patrick’s Day
• No violence, didn’t stick in the minds of people

Question 4

When was the Gaelic Athletic Association formed?

Answer 4

1884

Question 5

Who wasn’t allowed to join the GAA?

Answer 5

Anyone who represented Britain, e.g soldiers, policemen

Question 6

Why did the restrictions on who could join the GAA raise tensions in Ireland?

Answer 6

• Strong stand against the British

- Showed desire for separation

Question 7

How many seats did the Liberals win in 1910?

Answer 7

272 seats

Question 8

What was the impact of the Liberals winning seats in 1910?

Answer 8

They needed Irish Nationalist Parties to pass bills because the Liberals didn’t have a landslide majority

Question 9

Why were the unionists unhappy about Liberals winning seats in 1910?

Answer 9

• Forced Liberals to pass Home Rule Bill
• Unionists didn’t like HRB
• Raised tensions in Ireland

Question 10

What was the MP John Bright’s Unionist slogan?

Answer 10

“Home Rule means Rome Rule”

Question 11

What was Edward Carson’s slogan?

Answer 11

“Ulster will fight and Ulster will be right”

Question 12

Why did these slogans heighten tensions?

Answer 12

• Slogans were sectarian + violent
• Invited anger from both sides
• Strongly political + emotive

Question 13

How many members did the UVF have by the end of 1913?

Answer 13

90,000

Question 14

How were the UVF different to the IRB?

Answer 14

• Publicly willing to die for the cause

- IRB were an underground operation

Question 15

Why was Sinn Fein less impactful on tensions than the IRB/UVF?

Answer 15

• Sinn Fein declined in popularity + support after 1905

- UVF grew in popularity

Question 16

Why was the Literary Revival less impactful on tensions?

Answer 16

Only upper/middle class effected by Literary Revival

Question 17

Why were differences between the north and south less impactful on tensions?

Answer 17

Protestants still identified as Irish and wanted Ireland to be united

Question 18

When was the UVF set up?

Answer 18

January 1913

Question 19

When was the IVF set up?

Answer 19

November 1913

Question 20

How did the creation of the UVF + IVF raise tensions?

Answer 20

• Showed both sides were willing to fight for their cause

- Heightened chance for a civil war

Question 21

What was the Curragh Incident?

Answer 21

• Mutiny against British command from British troops in Ireland

Question 22

What was Ne Temere and when was it passed?

Answer 22

• No marriages between protestants + catholics

- 1907

Question 23

How were the UVF + IVF treated differently?

Answer 23

• UVF got away with gun smuggling

- 3 IVF shot dead

Question 24

When was the 3rd Home Rule Bill introduced and which party opposed it?

Answer 24

• April 1912
• The Conservatives
• Lead by Andrew Bonar Law

Question 25

Why did the 3rd Home Bill upset unionists even more?

Answer 25

- The main way to prevent HRB had been removed (removal of House of Lords) - Unionists concerned due to threat of HRB

Question 26

Why was the threat of the HRB less scary for unionists?

Answer 26

HRB seemed inevitable as there had been so many previously

Question 27

Why were the responses to the HRB less scary than they seemed?

Answer 27

- Attempts were made to find a peaceful revolution | - E.g Buckingham Palace Conference, 1914 July)

Question 28

Belfast had the biggest _______ in the world during 19th/20th century.

Answer 28

- Shipyard - Rope-works - Tobacco factory

Question 29

Why did Belfast's industrialisation cause tensions?

Answer 29

- Northerners more rich due to industrialisation - Large amount of agriculture in south meant that south was more poor - Contrast created tension + increased chances of civil war

Question 30

What was the Ulster Covenant?

Answer 30

A petition against the Home Rule Bill

Question 31

Who created the Ulster Covenant?

Answer 31

Sir James Craig

Question 32

When was the Ulster Covenant created?

Answer 32

28th September 1912

Question 33

How many people signed the Ulster Covenant?

Answer 33

More than 470,000

Question 34

Why was the Ulster Covenant an important contribution to rising tensions?

Answer 34

- Showed strong opposition to HRB | - More tension between nationalists and unionists

Question 35

When was Sinn Fein set up?

Answer 35

1904/05

Question 36

Who founded Sinn Fein?

Answer 36

Arthur Griffith

Question 37

How many seats did Sinn Fein win in the 1905 North Leitrim Election?

Answer 37

1157 seats

Question 38

Why were the results of the North Leitrim Election influential?

Answer 38

- Showed catholics were becoming more and more extreme | - More tensions between unionists + republicans

Question 39

What percentage of people in the north were protestant?

Answer 39

56% protestant in Ulster

Question 40

What percentage of people in the south were catholic?

Answer 40

Over 90% catholic in the South

Question 41

Why was the split of catholic and protestant impactful on tensions?

Answer 41

- Sectarianism - Distinct differences between north and south - Raised tensions + increased threat of a civil war

Question 42

Who were 2 key authors in the Irish Cultural Revival?

Answer 42

- W.B Yeats | - Alice Milligan

Question 43

Why was the Irish Cultural Revival an increase to tensions?

Answer 43

- Painted Britain to be oppressive - Something to be overthrown - Inspired radical thinking

Question 44

When was the Irish Republican Brotherhood formed?

Answer 44

1858

Question 45

When was the IRB's most notable uprising?

Answer 45

1867

Question 46

Why was the IRB's uprising still impactful even though it failed?

Answer 46

- Inspired those around them to take action - Increased chance of civil war - Raised tensions