REVISION 1. How did the Parliament Act, 1911, threaten unionist opposition to Home Rule?
2. Why did unionists oppose the Third Home Rule Bill, and what tactics did they use to resist its implementation?
3. What led to the founding of the Irish Volunteers? 4. Who were the IRB?
5. What did Redmond ask the Irish Volunteers to do during his speech at Woodenbridge, Co. Wicklow, in 1914?
6. Why did large numbers of Irishmen volunteer to join the British Army during World War I? 7. What was Patrick Pearse’s concept of a blood sacrifice? 8. Why did the IRB finally tell James Connolly about their plans for Easter Week? 9. Who did the IRB send to Germany to try to win support for the Rising?
10. What did the Germans promise to send? 11. Briefly describe how the IRB tried to convince MacNeill to support the Rising. 12. What did MacNeill do once he found out that the Aud had been captured? 13. What did Pearse do once the rebels had taken the GPO? 14. Briefly outline the main events of Easter Week. 15. Why were the British surprised by the Rising?
16. What did the leaders of the Irish Parliamentary Party ask Asquith to do to prevent growing support for the rebels?
17. What effect did World War I have on the Irish economy? 18. Briefly, what contribution did Ireland make to the British war effort during World War I?
HIGHER LEVEL 1. What was the impact of the Third Home Rule Bill on political developments in Ireland? 2. In your opinion, was the 1916 Rising a success or a failure? 3. What did Patrick Pearse contribute to Irish affairs? (2011)
ORDINARY LEVEL Write a short paragraph on the following: 1. The Home Rule Bill 1912 –1914 (2011) 2. Patrick Pearse (2013) 3. The 1916 Rising (2009) 4. Countess Markievicz (2009) 5. Ireland’s contribution to World War I
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