Ireland And British Rule

Question 1

What was the significance of the Irish Famine (1845-1852)?

Answer 1

1 million died
1 million emigrated
Worsened Anglo-Irish relations
Seen as British neglect or even genocide by Irish nationalists

Question 2

What were the key features of the First Home Rule Bill in 1886?

Answer 2

Introduced by Gladstone (Liberals)
Failed due to opposition from Conservatives and Unionists
Split the Liberal Party (new liberals and gladstonian liberals)

Question 3

What was the Home Rule movement?

Answer 3

A campaign to give Ireland its own parliament while remaining under the British crown
Led by the Irish Parliamentary Party (Parnell, then John Redmond)

Question 4

What was the Ulster opposition to Home Rule?

Answer 4

Unionists (mainly Protestant) in the north feared Catholic dominance; formed Ulster Volunteer Force in 1912 to resist Home Rule by force.

Question 5

Why did the Second Home Rule Bill (1893) also fail?

Answer 5

Passed the commons but rejected by House of Lords (Conservative dominance)
Showed the power of the Lords and continued resistance

Question 6

What was the Third Home Rule Act (1912)?

Answer 6

Passed but implementation was postponed due to WW1
Led to growing tensions and paramilitary activity