Notes – Twentieth Century Irish History Governing Ireland 1914-1917 * Ireland ruled directly from London – Irish Politicians sit in the Parliament at Westminster (1800 Act of Union) * Lord Lieutenant – King’s representative in Ireland * Chief Secretary – Parliament’s representative in Ireland * Nationalists & Unionists are the TWO main political groups in the country. Political Groups in Ireland (1914) The Nationalists – About 3 million Irish people – most of them Catholic
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Disraeli promoted imperialism. He spent more money on armaments. He got involved in the war between Russia and Turkey. He occupied Cyprus. He had British forces invade Transvaal‚ South Africa‚ and Kabul‚ Afghanistan. He guaranteed to protect three states on the Malay Peninsula. He claimed about 200 Pacific islands. He acquired controlling interest in the Suez Canal—a move which afforded more secure access to British India but became an 80-year occupation of Egypt‚ including wars‚ big military expenditures
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O’Flathery The Sniper is a short story written by Liam O’Flathery‚ an Irish author‚ who fought for the independence of Ireland. The short story was printed January 12‚ 1923 as O’Flathery first published work. The story takes place in Ireland’s capital city‚ Dublin. The year is probably around 1922‚ where the Irish Free State has just been established. The Anglo-Irish Treaty was agreed by London and it created an Irish Free State‚ but it was under the dominion of the British Commonwealth‚ which led
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Ken Loach‚ the film are made in 2006 Setting: “The wind that shakes the barley” takes place in Ireland‚ during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921) and the Irish Civil War (1922-1923) and it is a real story. After World war 1. Put a stopper for the home rule bill in Ireland there came English soldiers into Ireland and treated the Irish people really bad. Then some of the Irish people got upset and began to fight back. Resume: The film takes place in the Northern Ireland in the twenties
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During the early twentieth century‚ many Irish people wish to fight for Ireland to have independence from British rule and become a Republic. There were many key players in the fight against Britain. Some of these people include: Michael Collins‚ Arthur Griffiths‚ Eamon De Valera and many others. Michael Collins played a large role in the fight against Britain. Although Michael Collins was a freedom fighter‚ so of the methods he used to achieve his goals‚ make him appear as a terrorist. There is
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in Dublin on 11 October 1922. In December of the previous year five members of the Irish delegation‚ including Michael Collins and Arthur Griffith‚ signed the Anglo-Irish treaty. When the delegations returned the treaty was met with fierce opposition. Apart from failing to secure the six counties of the north the document swore an allegiance to George V.1 The conditions of the agreement created divisions between Irish parliamentary leaders who failed to unite on a decision for or against the treaty
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“Was Ireland a colony of the British Empire?” The literal definition of a colony is: “A subject territory occupied by a settlement from the ruling state.” Whether or not Ireland fell under this classification‚ in its unionist days‚ is hotly debated. One could argue that because Ireland was incorporated into Great Britain as a single kingdom‚ was included in parliament and involved in colonial affairs‚ that it was not a colony itself. However one could
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usually between states and often in the form of an empire‚ based on domination and subordination.” (Wikipedia) In the movie Michael Collins‚ the director Neil Jordan‚ presents a historical biopic of the Irish patriot and revolutionary Michael Collins. Michael Collins was an Irish revolutionary leader‚ the Minister for Finance‚ and the Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork South in the First Dáil of 1919. He also became the director of Intelligence for the IRA and was a member of the Irish delegation during
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Section 1: Identification and evaluation of sources The question of this investigation is “What explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment of his subjects in Congo Free State?”‚ and it will investigate what could contribute to explaining how and why King Leopold II of Belgium were able to treat his subjects in Congo so poorly. There could of course be several contributing factors that explains King Leopold II´s poor treatment‚ however‚ in this investigation‚ the focus will be on the factors that
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Leopold II as a King-Sovereign of the Congo Free State – a great diplomat‚ businessman or a man who caused a genocide? Mgr. Lucie Tamášová Index Index 1 The beginning of the Congo Free State 3 Desire for colonies 3 Founding of the International African Association 4 Leopold’s Beginnings in Congo with Morton Stanley 5 Stanley in Congo 7 International Association of the Congo and the Berlin Conference 9 Terror and profit in Colonial Congo 12
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