Test

Question 1

Key personality: Points on Parnell

Answer 1

• Born in avondale co wicklow in 1846. First entered politics in 1874 when he stood for election as a HR league candidate, badly defeated but secured a seat at westminster the following year.
• Impressed féminas with his defence of the manchester martyrs in 75. Popularity grew when he joined obstructionists such as joseph biggar.
• Ambitious. in 77 replaced butt as leader of Home rule confederation.

Question 2

Key personality: Points on Davitt

Question 3

Gladstone and Land Reform -
Gladstone

Question 4

Gladstone and Land Reform - Disestablishment of the Church of Ireland 1869

Question 5

Gladstone and Land Reform - Impact of disestablishment

Question 6

Gladstone and Land Reform - First land act 1870

Question 7

Gladstone and Land Reform - Impact of first land act

Question 8

Gladstone and Land Reform - reactions to Gladstones policies

Question 9

Gladstone and Land Reform - Second land act

Question 10

Parnell and the land league - Foundation of the Land League

Answer 10

Im 1879 James daly, editor of connaught telegraph organised a meeting of tenants at irish town to protest against increased of rents
10,000 attended

Question 11

Parnell and the land league - Land league aims

Answer 11

To put an end to rack renting, evictions and landlord oppression
To achieve three F’s
To establish a peasant proprietorship

Question 12

Parnell and the land league - The Land war 79 - 82

Question 13

Parnell and the land league - Boycotting

Answer 13

most effective tactic used
proposed in a speech by parnell in ennis co clare in september 1880

“you must shun him on the roadside”

Question 14

Parnell and the land league - Reaction of British government

Question 15

Parnell and the land league - Arrest of Parnell

Answer 15

october 1881
speeches denouncing gladstone

Question 16

Parnell and the land league - “No rent” manifesto

Answer 16

captain moonlight

Question 17

Parnell and the land league - The ladies Land League

Question 18

Kilmainham Treaty (1882)

Answer 18

Gladstone realised he needed parnells help in restoring calm throughout ireland and was willing to compromise and grant further concessions to the tenant farmers

2nd may 1882 parnell released

Question 19

Kilmainham Treaty (1882) - British agreed

Answer 19

To admit leaseholders to the benefits of the 1881 land act
To assist tenants in arrears with their rents and admit them to land courts
To end coercion and release land league prisoners

Question 20

Kilmainham Treaty (1882) - Parnell agreed

Answer 20

To help restore law and order throughout the country
To cooperate with the liberal government in British parliament

Question 21

Kilmainham Treaty (1882) - Why it was a turning point

Answer 21

For the development of the land question
Treaty satisfied some of the main demands of the land league (fair rent, tenure)

Question 22

Phoenix Park Murders

Answer 22

6 may 1882 the new chief secretary walking toward viceroy lodge accompanied by T.H burke undersecretary, both men attacked and murdered

Question 23

Phoenix Park Murders - Impact

Answer 23

shock in GB and ireland
anti irish feeling
parnell wanted to resign gladstone said no

Question 24

Elections of 85/86 - Divisions in liberal party

Answer 24

Divided by whigs (right) and radicals

Question 25

Elections of 85/86 - Chamberlains plan for ireland

Answer 25

Central board scheme - step in the direction for home rule Involved a central board chosen by elected county councils, who would have limited power over irish internal affairs misunderstanding

Question 26

Elections of 85/86 - Collapse of Gladstones government

Answer 26

defeated in HOC on 9-6-1885, when the home rule party mps joined with conservatives on a financial issue Third reform act 1884

Question 27

Elections of 85/86 - The conservatives and parnell

Question 28

Elections of 85/86 - General election of 85

Answer 28

parnell hoped to hold balance of power won 86

Question 29

Elections of 85/86 - Gladstones conversion to Home Rule “Hawarden Kite”

Question 30

Elections of 85/86 - Gladstones return to power

Question 31

Elections of 85/86 - First Home Rule Bill 1886

Answer 31

1. law making body or legislature containing two houses would be set up in dublin 2. lower house directly elected, upper house consist of lords and landowners 3. viceroy would be nominal heat if government 4. irish mps would no longer sit in westminster 5. ireland would pay 1/15 of overall imperial changes

Question 32

Elections of 85/86 - Opposition to Home Rule

Answer 32

political: they believed loyalty to queen and empire could be protected by the existing union and single imperial parliament in london religious: most unionists were protestant they feared for the future in an ireland ruled catholic majority “home rule is rome rule” economic: ulster unionists feared economic prosperity of belfast would be undermined

Question 33

Elections of 85/86 - Defeat of first Home Rule Bill

Answer 33

8-6-86 311 to 341

Question 34

Elections of 85/86 - General Election of 1886

Answer 34

mirror image of 1885