Easter Rising

Question 1

Blood sacrifice?

Answer 1

Blood sacrifice: the rebels would give up their lives for the good of the future of Ireland

Question 2

Commemoration?

Answer 2

Commemoration: a ceremony in which a person or an event is remembered

Question 3

Conscription?

Answer 3

Conscription: when it is made compulsory for men aged 18 and over to join the military for a period of time

Question 4

Guerrilla warfare?

Answer 4

Guerrilla warfare: a tactic involving ambushes and hit-and-run methods

Question 5

Reprisal

Answer 5

Reprisal: an act of retaliation against local people in revenge for attacks on British organisations

Question 6

Dominion

Answer 6

Dominion: a self-governing country within the British Empire

Question 7

Regulars?

Answer 7

Regulars: IRA supporters of the Treaty, also called the Free State Army

Question 8

Irregulars

Answer 8

Irregulars: IRA members who were against the Treaty

Question 9

Partition

Answer 9

Partition: separation of the north and south of Ireland into two different states

Question 10

Sectarianism

Answer 10

Sectarianism: conflict and hatred based on a religious divide

Question 11

Gerrymandering

Answer 11

Gerrymandering: the rearrangement of voting districts to benefit one political party