ireland

Question 1

what are the main factors?

Answer 1

• ww1
• irish & ulster unionism (1916-21)
• nationalism (1916-2)
• anglo-irish treaty 1921
• easter rising 1916
• the IRA
• first NI unionist governments (1921-40)
• challenges faced: economic, sectarian, ww2
• outbreak of troubles
• the long war
• constitutional initiatives (1972-2006)