Starter quiz
- Which of the following is not a part of the United Kingdom today?
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Republic of Ireland ✓
- Scotland
- Wales
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- Which of the following gives the best definition of colonisation?
- Forming an alliance with another country
- Industrialising and developing new technologies with another country
- Organising and hosting international events in another country
- Settling in and establishing control over another country ✓
- Trading goods and services between countries
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- At its biggest extent, the British ______ covered nearly one quarter of the world's land surface.
- 'Empire' ✓
- The British Empire came to an end after the Second World War. In which century was this war?
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century ✓
- 21st century
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- Which of the following modern-day countries broke free of colonisation by the British Empire?
- France
- India ✓
- Kenya ✓
- Nigeria ✓
- United States of America ✓
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- The process of gaining independence from ______ is known as decolonisation.
- 'colonisation' ✓
Exit quiz
- The Acts of Union made Ireland a part of the United Kingdom rather than a colony of the ______ Empire.
- 'British' ✓
- Which of the following was the area of Ireland most colonised by Protestants from Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries?
- Connacht
- Leinster
- Munster
- Ulster ✓
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- Which of the following were features of Home Rule?
- the parliament in London would decide all Irish policy
- a parliament in Dublin to manage Irish domestic affairs ✓
- Ireland to remain a part of the UK ✓
- Ireland to become independent of the UK
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- Parliament voted to grant Home Rule to Ireland in 1912; what event delayed Home Rule being brought in?
- The sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912
- The start of the First Balkan War in 1913
- The start of the First World War in 1914 ✓
- The Treaty of London in 1915
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- Which of the following are correct details about the Easter Rising?
- announced the establishment of an independent Irish Republic ✓
- established Home Rule for Ireland
- involved 16 000 men and women ✓
- took over the General Post Office ✓
- took place in Belfast
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- Which political party gained a landslide victory in Ireland in the December 1918 General Election?
- Conservatives (leader: Bonar Law)
- Labour (leader: Asquith)
- Irish Parliamentary (leader: Dillon)
- Sinn Féin (leader: de Valera) ✓
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Key learning points
- Prior to WW1, the Home Rule movement gathered momentum in Ireland and looked likely to become reality.
- With the onset of war, these plans were delayed and Irish nationalists staged a rebellion against British rule in 1916.
- Britain violently crushed the rebellion and war broke out between the IRA and the British Blacks and Tans.
- In 1921, the Anglo-Irish Treaty partitioned Ireland into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State.
- In 1949, the Irish Free State became the Republic of Ireland, completely separate from the UK.
Common misconception
All Irish nationalists shared the same views and had the same aims.
Some Irish nationalists wanted Home Rule for Ireland whereas other nationalists (known as republicans) wanted complete independence from Britain. After 1921, republicans split between those who supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty and those who did not.
Keywords
Unionist - before the partition of Ireland, a unionist was someone who wanted all of Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, rather than becoming an independent country
Nationalist - someone who strongly believes in and supports their own country, placing its interests above those of other nations
Home rule - the policy of Ireland having its own parliament and self-government while still remaining part of the United Kingdom
Republican - someone who wanted to establish an independent Irish republic, free from British rule
Partition - to divide into parts