Butt and Parnell

Question 1

what was Ireland’s internal and external affairs controlled and managed by?

Answer 1

the British government in Westminster

Question 2

following the ——- in —-

Answer 2

Act of Union in 1801

Question 3

who developed a movement aimed at achieving self governance in Ireland?

Answer 3

Butt and Parnell

Question 4

Who was Isaac Butt?

Answer 4

leader of the Amnesty Association and defender of Fenians in court

Question 5

what was Isaac Butt initially?

Answer 5

supportive of the Act of Union

Question 6

what did Butt form?

Answer 6

the Home Governance Association (HGA)

Question 7

when did Butt form the HGA?

Answer 7

1870

Question 8

why did Butt form the HGA?

Answer 8

to put pressure on the British government to implement Home Rule for Ireland

Question 9

who did the HGA receive the support from?

Answer 9

tenants,landlords,presbyterians, catholics and anglicans

Question 10

what did Butt reform the HGA to?

Answer 10

the Home Rule League (HRL)

Question 11

what would the Home Rule league go on to do?

Answer 11

win 59 of the 105 available Irish seats in Westminster in the 1874 general election

Question 12

in parliament, what policy did Butt follow?

Answer 12

a policy of independent opposition

Question 13

what did the policy of independent opposition mean?

Answer 13

Butt refused to support either the Liberals or Conservatives unless they returned the favour

Question 14

did the conservatives and liberals comply with Butts demands?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

what did Butt do when the parties did not comply?

Answer 15

took no effective action

Question 16

what did a group of 5 Fenians decide to do?

Answer 16

follow a policy of parliamentary obstructionism

Question 17

what did parliamentary obstructionism involve?

Answer 17

delaying the passing of bills by giving long, pointless speeches to get the HRL noticed

Question 18

who did the 5 fenians receive support from?

Answer 18

Parnell

Question 19

who was elected as the new leader of the Home Rule Confederation of Britan?

Answer 19

Parnell

Question 20

why was Parnell becoming leader significant?

Answer 20

as the party now had the support of a new MP who would go on to develop the movement

Question 21

what was Parnell in support of?

Answer 21

the self-governance of Ireland

Question 22

how did Parnell reform the HRL?

Answer 22

-renamed it to the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP)
-introduced a party pledge

Question 23

what did the party pledge ensure?

Answer 23

-that no political divisions would form through voting
-that all members of the party were truly loyal to the HR movement

Question 24

who led the group of 5 Fenians?

Answer 24

Joseph Biggar

Question 25

what did the party pledge mean?

Answer 25

members were obliged to votes as a bloc (as one) or risk losing their seat

Question 26

when was a general election called?

Answer 26

1885

Question 27

what did Parnell aim to do in the 1885 General Election?

Answer 27

hold the balance of power between the two leading parties in Westminster

Question 28

In equalising the support for both Conservatives and Liberals, what did Parnell hope would happen?

Answer 28

neither would be able to form a majority without IPP support

Question 29

what did Parnell urge the Irish IPP supporters to do?

Answer 29

vote for the Conservatives

Question 30

what did Parnell urging the Irish IPP supporters to vote for the Conservatives do?

Answer 30

helped the IPP win the support of the Catholic Church

Question 31

what did the Catholic Church hope to receive from the Conservatives?

Answer 31

funding for Catholic Education

Question 32

did Parnell's plan succeed?

Answer 32

yes

Question 33

what could neither the Conservatives or the Liberals not do?

Answer 33

form a majority and take power

Question 34

all the IPP had to do was what following the results of the election?

Answer 34

wait for an offer to cooperate with another party

Question 35

why did Parnell urge the Irish IPP supporters to vote for the Conservative Party?

Answer 35

as the Liberals had more support from the outset

Question 36

what did Herbert Gladstone hint at?

Answer 36

that his father may be inclined to support the Home Rule Movement

Question 37

what is the name of the son of the Labour party leader?

Answer 37

Herbert Gladstone

Question 38

who were the talks between?

Answer 38

the Liberal Party and the IPP

Question 39

in January 1886, what did the IPP and Liberal Party do?

Answer 39

combined to vote the Conservatives out and take the power themselves

Question 40

what did Gladstone table?

Answer 40

the first Home Rule Bill

Question 41

what did many politicians mistrust?

Answer 41

Parnells motives

Question 42

what happened to the First Home Rule Bill?

Answer 42

it was defeated in the House of Commons

Question 43

what would ultimately damage the HR movement?

Answer 43

Parnell's personal life

Question 44

what happened in parnell's personal life?

Answer 44

he had an affair with a married woman named Katharine O Shea

Question 45

when did the affair become widespread knowledge?

Answer 45

when her husband filed for divorce in 1890

Question 46

what did the slandering of the movement's leader lead to?

Answer 46

Gladstone demanding that the IPP replace Parnell as leader or lose labour support

Question 47

did Parnell accept Gladstones demand?

Answer 47

no

Question 48

what was the result of Parnell's refusal?

Answer 48

-the party losing the support of the Catholic Church -split the party in two