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Christmas Exam ('00-'14) Part 2 Flashcards

1
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What was Carson’s amendment of Jan 1913?

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To exclude nine-county province of Ulster from the HR bill. It was purely tactical and was rejected.

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Why did Carson move an amendment to the HR Bill in Jan 1913?

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As a tactical move to focus attention on Ulster’s hostility to a Catholic parliament

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What did Asquith do in response to Carson’s Jan 1913 amendment?

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Once again, he played ‘wait-and-see’; to not confront the issue.

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Who moved an amendment to the HR bill in Jan 1913?

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Unionist Carson

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Who called for a compromise in HR bill in Sep 1913?

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Lord Loreburn, a Liberal peer. He warned of serious rioting in Ulster if there was no change to bill.

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What did Lord Loreburn think would happen if HR bill was unchanged? What did this letter mean?

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Serious rioting in Ulster; temperature was rising in the Irish political sphere - precursor to civil war.

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When did Churchill and Bonar Law meet for secret talks about HR?

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By September 1913

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Who did Churchill meet with secretly to discuss HR?

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Bonar Law

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Who did Bonar Law meet with to discuss HR in Mid-Late 1913?

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Churchill (Head of Navy) and Asquith (PM)

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Who did Asquith meet to discuss HR in Autumn 1913?

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Law and Carson

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Who did Asquith meet to discuss HR in Dec 1913 and Jan 1914?

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Respectively, Law and Carson.

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What did Asquith propose to avoid violence in Ulster?

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Home Rule within Home Rule - Parliament in Belfast and Dublin

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What did Home Rule within Home Rule mean?

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Separate parliaments based in Belfast and in Dublin.

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How did Carson respond to Asquith’s HR within HR proposition?

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He rejected it. Demanded six counties permanently excluded. Asquith turned this down.

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What did Asquith tell Redmond in Feb 1914 regarding HR?

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Some form of exclusion was unavoidable - this was not great for the IPP

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What was the ‘Price of Peace’ proposal?

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That counties could vote to be excluded from HR for period of 6 years.

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How did Nationalist Redmond respond to the Price of Peace proposal?

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He accepted it 6 Mar 1914

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How did Unionist Carson respond to the Price of Peace proposal?

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He rejected time limit - “don’t want a sentence of death with a stay of execution for six years”.

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Ultimately, what happened to the Price of Peace proposal?

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It was added to the HR bill.

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What grew and spread as HR made its way through parliament?

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Threat of violence. Unionist and Conservative leaders made veiled threats since 1912.

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When was the Irish Volunteer Force (IVF) formed?

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November 1913

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What formed in November 1913?

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Irish Volunteer Force (IVF)

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What move showed concern in Nationalist Ireland for Redmond’s handling of HR crisis?

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The formation of the Irish Volunteer Force - they would take it into their own hands; paramilitary alternatives were gaining support.

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What did the formation of the IVF in Nov 1913 mean?

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Paramilitary alternatives were gaining support.

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Who was Eoin MacNeill?

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An Irish Nationalist and Gaelic Revivalist who wrote the article ‘The North Began’ which called on Irish Nationalists to form a force to reinforce their demands of HR

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When was the IVF formed?

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25 Nov 1913

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How was Eoin MacNeill involved in forming IVF?

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In his article ‘The North Began’, he called on Irish nationalists to form a force to further demand home rule.

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What did Patrick Pearse say about IVF formation?

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“I think the Orangeman with a rifle a much less ridiculous figure than a nationalist without one.”

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What made Redmond initially weary of supporting the IVF?

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Involvement of Irish Republican Brotherhood.

30
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What bill did Bonar Law consider to amend or reject early 1914?

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The Army Annual Bill (through the HofLords)

31
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Why did Law consider amending or rejected the Army Annual Bill?

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This law regulated code of military discipline - would leave gov no way of coercing Ulstermen for enlistment

32
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When!! did Law consider amending or rejected the Army Annual Bill?

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Early 1914

33
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What act of Bonar Law in early 1914, would have caused a constitutional crisis, but never happened?

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Amendment of Army Annual Bill

34
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What did the Curragh Incident result in?

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1) Unionist confidence
2) Convinced Irish nationalists that they could not expect support from the British Army in Ireland

35
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What was the Curragh Incident/Mutiny?

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58 army officer based at Curragh Camp (Main base of British Army in Ireland) said if orders given to use force against Unionists, they’d refuse.

36
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What critical incident limited the government’s military capabilities in Ireland?

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Curragh Incident - officers demanded written promise that they would not be use to coerce Ulster

37
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When was the Curragh Incident/Mutiny?

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20 Mar 1914

38
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What made Law’s attempted revision of Army Annual Bill unnecessary?

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The Curragh Mutiny/Incident -> limited British gov chances of applying pressure to force concessions from Unionists

39
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What did the UVF receive in April 1914?

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Consignment of arms and ammunition = 25k rifles - increase to 40k total

40
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What was the Larne gun-running incident?

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Major Crawford (UVF) purchased 25k rifles and sent them to UVF even though this was illegal.

41
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What was the main goal of the Larne gun-running?

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A propaganda coup for UVF

42
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How did Asquith respond to Larne Gun-running?

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Law and Carson took responsibility. Asquith condemned the act, but did not prosecute Carson.

43
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How did UVF membership increase after the Larne gun-running?

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7,000 Mar 1914 -> 130,000 May 1914

44
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What did Redmond do to control the growth of the IVF?

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Forced Provisional Committee of IVF to accept 25 new members from IPP.

45
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What happened to the 25 IPP members sent to the IVF by Redmond?

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They were given nominal roles.

46
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Who controlled the IVF?

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Irish Republican Brotherhood.

47
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Who organised the Howth gun-running?

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Sir Casement (Protestant Irish Nationalist)

48
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What was the result of the Howth gun-running?

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1) Dublin Met. Police & small troops tried to seize arms
2) Marched to Howth. failed to seize.
3) Followed by angry crowds who threw bottles & stones
4) Troops fired, killing 3 and wounding 38

49
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What were the casualties of the Howth Raid

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3 dead
38 wounded

50
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How did people react to the Howth Raid?

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Nationalists outraged. Accused authorities + Asquith of bias towards Ulster/Unionists (Larne gun-running)

51
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When was the Third Home Rule Bill passed in HofC?

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25 May 1914

52
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What happened to Price of Peace amendment after 3rd HR was passed?

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Rejected by HofL and removed.

53
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When was the Howth gun-running?

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26 July 1914

54
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What happened in July 1914?

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Howth gun-running - troops killed 3 people, wounded 38

55
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Who attended the Buckingham Palace Conference, July 1914?

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Liberals (Asquith & George)
IPP (Redmond & Dillon)
Conservatives (Law and Lansdowne)
Unionists (Carson and Craig)

56
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When was the Buckingham Palace Conference?

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21-24 July 1914

57
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Which two issues took focus at the Buckingham Palace Conference?

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1) The area to be excluded from HR
2) The time limit for exclusion

58
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At the Buckingham Palace Conference, who demanded for permanent exclusion of six counties.

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Carson

59
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What was Redmond willing to accept at the Buck. Conf.?

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Temp exclusion of six counties.

60
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Was the Buck. Conf. a success?

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No. It broke up without agreement.

61
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When did The Home Rule Act (Govern. of Ireland Act) hit the statute book?

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18 September 1914

62
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What two limitations were put on the HR Act?

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1) Suspensory Act postponed operations until end of WW1
2) Special provision to be made for Ulster before it came into force

63
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What happened 18 September 1914?

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The Home Rule Act was given royal assent, becoming law.

64
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What did the limitations on the HR Act mean for politics in Ireland?

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It was at a standstill. Now a continued, worsened state of beauocracy.

65
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How did Carson feel about about passing of HR Act?

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He was disappointed. He wanted complete defeat, not partial.

66
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How did Carson feel towards exclusion of six counties from HR Act?

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Always wanted complete defeat but settled for six counties come 1913.

67
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How did Craig feel towards HR act?

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He was angry there was not a clear exclusion - continued indecision of gov.

68
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What was Craig prioritised with?

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Welfare of Protestant majority in Ulster

69
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What was the one thing Craig was satisfied with, from the HR Act?

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Provision would need to be made for Ulster.

70
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How did Southern Unionists feel about HR Act being passed?

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They had been abandoned by Northern Unionists who accepted provision. They were told Ulster Unionism would defeat HR for all Ireland.

71
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How did Redmond feel about HR Act being passed?

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He was relieved. He was first Nationalist leader gain HR - although could not be implemented until after WW1.

72
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Why is Asquith and BLP blamed for HR crisis?

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1) No clear provision for Ulster
2) Concerned with finance rather than Unionist opposition
3) HR was tactical alliance for Asquith - had no passion for it
4) Underestimated opposition - sided w/ Redmond that Unionism was a bluff
5) Asquith’s gov ignored Churchill & George’s concerns
6) Wait and see
7) No plan, only reacted to events
8) Did not utilise Birrell as link to IPP - was overworked and under-assisted

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