Treaty: Southern Nationalists

Question 1

What does Bew say about the Anti-Treaty Nationalists

Answer 1

“very high level of expectancy” was not matched by the Treaty

Question 2

What in the Treaty triggered Spastics like Brugha and O’Connor

Answer 2

Left the UK but remained in Commonwealth
NI allowed an Opt-Out (Except no one raised this but Sean McEntee TD from Belfast)
MPs and Government must swear alliegance to Crown

Question 3

What did wee Collins say about the Treaty

Answer 3

“Not ultimate freedom, but the freedom to achieve it”

Question 4

What did De Valera do

Answer 4

WTF Thats bullshit. I’m just going to propose Document 2 which is literally no different except for my External Association shite. Collins was like “splitting hairs”

Question 5

Symbolism

Answer 5

The quibble came down to Symbolism for the Nationalists; English points out how important symbols were to Ireland

Question 6

How was the IFS and Dail divided about the Treaty

Answer 6

4 to 3 on the cabinet
64 to 57 on the Dail
June 1922 65% to Pro-Treaty Parties even with pact between the 2 SFs

Question 7

What does Hopkinson say about the Treaty?

Answer 7

most were satisfied with it lets be honest

Question 8

BUT THE CIVIL WAR

Answer 8

Yo a wee civil war broke out because of the Nationalist division, but the IFS won because it had legitimacy as well as all the resources of the military.