REVISION 1. Why did Lloyd George release the 1916 prisoners so early?
2. Briefly outline the tactics used by Michael Collins during the War of Independence. 3. Who won the February 1917 by-election in Roscommon? 4. Why did support for the Irish Parliamentary Party decline after the 1916 Rising? 5. What did Sinn Féin hope to achieve at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919?
6. What did Lloyd George set up in 1917–1918 in order to resolve the dispute between Home Rulers and unionists?
7. What were the Conscription Crisis and the German Plot?
8. What did Sinn Féin promise to adopt in return for the Labour Party not contesting the 1918 general election?
9. What were the goals of the Second Sinn Féin Party?
10. Who was the Minister for Finance in the new Dáil? 11. Where did de Valera go after he spoke to the new Dáil? 12. What was the significance of the Government of Ireland Act, 1920? 13. In your own words, what were the Sinn Féin courts? 14. What event is seen as the IRA’s first action of the War of Independence? 15. Did the Dáil have control over the IRA? Explain your answer. 16. Who were the Squad? 17. Why did the British agree to a truce in July 1921? 18. How can the truce be seen as a victory for Sinn Féin?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. What factors contributed to the decline of the Irish Parliamentary Party and the rise of Sinn Féin?
2. During the period 1912–1920, what factors contributed to the partition of Ireland? (2010) 3. What were the main developments during the Irish War of Independence?
ORDINARY LEVEL Write a short paragraph on the following: 1. The importance of the 1918 election (2012) 2. The role played by Michael Collins during the War of Independence 3. The Irish War of Independence
