Edward Carson founds Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
Nov
The National Volunteers founded in response to UVF.
1912
Third Home Rule Bill introduced to Westminster.
1914 Apr
UVF land guns in Larne and Bangor.
Jul
Army stops National Volunteers from landing guns at Howth.
Aug
Britain declares war on Germany. Sep
National Volunteers split and anti- war Irish Volunteers created.
1916
Easter Rising 24 April–1 May. Jul
Battle of the Somme in France. 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1
The 1916 Rising involved 2,000 rebels and 19,000 British Troops.
2
485 people were killed during the Easter 1916 Rising.
As you work through this chapter, you will: 1. Explore the causes and development of Ulster unionism and Irish nationalism at the beginning of the twentieth century.
2. Examine the role played by parliamentary leaders in the development of unionism and nationalism. 3. Analyse the significance of social developments in the arts, culture and sports on Irish life and identity.
4. Identify the key political and social events in Ireland between 1911 and 1923. 5. Understand the main forces and events that drove political and social change during this period. 6. Consider the social and political concerns of women and ordinary people during the early twentieth century.
7. Outline the events that led up to the 1916 Rising, the War of Independence and the Civil War. 8. Examine the impact World War I had on the daily lives of people in Ireland. 9. Evaluate the importance of commemoration and remembrance. 10. Analyse the lasting consequences of the Civil War on the politics and society of Ireland.