1916-1960s

Question 1

Collins thinktank

Answer 1

• Ireland cant win a war against the british
• Politically out tiring the british
• > killing enough british soldiers for it to be economically bad idea and bad publicity for the government
• 1916 conflicting narratives stopping home rule
• Ireland wants A Republic without the crown
• If London gives in the entire empire might fall apart

Question 2

1918 Election

Answer 2

• First election after the war
• First past the post
• Sinn Féin wins majority of seats
• Argues that this election was for Irish parliament, not for Westminster
• Creates courts, police forces etc for State of Ireland

Question 3

Anglo-Irish Treaty

Answer 3

• British dont want to betray Ulster because of great war sacrifice
• Republic out of the question, have to keep the Queen and the Crown
• Eventually Irish give in to the treaty as more fighting is just gonna lead to the same conclusion
• Creates the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Question 4

Anti-Treaties

Answer 4

• Split in 1920s
• Eamon de Valera & co leave and create a shadow government
• IRA rhetoric: these people the real sovereign of the republic and the ones who never betrayed it
• Goes and takes buildings, Collins blows them up
• Collins holds cities but rural areas anti-treaty
• > messy civil war

Question 5

World War II

Answer 5

• Enemy of my enemy is my friend, help from germans
• not everyone agrees with the nazis and hitler
• de Valera pronounces Ireland neutral
• keeping IRA in check so british dont have a reason to occupy Ireland

Question 6

de Valera after the civil war

Answer 6

• After losing the civil war IRA goes underground
• de Valera vows to the crown fingers crossed and goes to Collins politics of treaty
• IRA to separate from de Valera

Question 7

Who are the new guys of the 50s?

Answer 7

• John Stephenson aka Séan Mac Stíofáin
• Joe Cahill
• Cathal Goulding

Question 8

Border campaign

Answer 8

• Going across the border to hit RUC
• Hoping for Northern Catholic support
• First attacks successful, british catch up and set ambushes
• de Valera wins next election, internment imprisonment

-big failure

Question 9

When was the Irish Civil war

Answer 9

June 1922-May 1923

Question 10

Cathal Goulding

Answer 10

• IRA and Official IRA
• No religion, working class solidarity
• IRA needs to be less violent and more class conscious