Essay Prep - During 1912-1920 What Factors Contributed Most to Partition of Ireland (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes

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Essay Prep - During 1912-1920 What Factors Contributed Most to Partition of Ireland
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What time period should be discussed in this partition essay?

1912-1920

Which two events define the timeframe of this essay?

Third Home Rule Bill & Govt of Ireland Act

What document did Ulster Unionists sign to oppose Home Rule?

Ulster Solemn League and Covenant

Which paramilitary group did Ulster Unionists form?

Ulster Volunteers

Who both acknowledged Ulster would likely be excluded from Home Rule by 1914?

John Redmond and Edward Carson

Which conference failed to agree on which counties would form Ulster?

Buckingham Palace Conference

Which event hardened divisions between unionists and nationalists after 1916?

1916 Rising

Which movement's rise marked a shift toward separation between 1916-1918?

Restructured Sinn Féin

Which election's results showed increasing polarisation in Ireland?

1918 General Election

Which Act officially enacted partition by establishing Northern Ireland?

Government of Ireland Act 1920

What Sinn Féin policy left nationalist interests underrepresented in Westminster?

Abstentionism

What approach is recommended for this essay given its broad timespan?

Chronological approach

Which three key terms in the question require focus when answering?

Factors, contributed, and most

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