MAKING HISTORY SKILLS BOOK Unionist and Nationalist Reactions to the Third Home Rule Bill
Assess the unionist and nationalist response to the Home Rule Crisis by completing the exercises below.
1. In September 1912, over 200,000 men signed the Solemn League and Covenant. The terms below appeared in the Covenant. Match each term with the correct meaning.
Material well-being Subversive Perilous Covenant Calamity
Using all means Conspiracy
2. Compare the unionist and nationalist reactions to the Home Rule Crisis. Unionist reaction
Full of danger or risk
Use of physical force or violence An agreement
Economy/wealth Disruptive
A secret plan or plot A disaster
Nationalist reaction
3. If civil war had broken out in Ireland, who do you think would have won? Support your answer with relevant evidence.
Follow-up question: Propose a solution to the Home Rule crisis in which you try to keep both unionists and nationalists happy while avoiding civil war.
