1. Write a paragraph about each of the following: • why Cumann na nGaedheal lost popularity • the achievements made by Fianna Fáil by 1939.
2. Write an account of World War II in Éire. 3. Write an account of World War II in Northern Ireland. 4. Look at this cartoon, published by Punch magazine in 1940. (a) Describe what you see in the cartoon. (b) What image does this present of Ireland and its decision to stay neutral in World War II?
KEY TERMS
Land annuities the repayments of loans given to Irish farmers by Britain to buy their farms Neutrality Rationing
involves not fi ghting in a war and not supporting either side limiting the goods that people could buy to a fi xed amount
Glimmer men inspectors in town and cities who checked that people were not using too much fuel
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Go to page 59 of your Research Portfolio for a task based on this chapter.