Flashcards on Ireland: History, Geography, and Culture
Ireland: History, Geography, and Culture – Student Study Guide
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History of Ireland
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Card 1
Question: What was the outcome of the Act of Union in 1801 for the Kingdom of Ireland?
Answer: The Kingdom of Ireland was united with Great Britain, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Card 2
Question: What event led to massive deaths and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852?
Answer: The Great Famine, caused by potato blight, which destroyed the staple food for over a third of the population.
Card 3
Question: What were the approximate impacts of the Great Famine on Ireland's population?
Answer: Approximately 1 million died from starvation and disease, and over 1 million emigrated—the population decreased by 20–25%.
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Question: What followed the failure of political efforts for Home Rule in Ireland in the early 20th century?
Answer: The rise of militant separatism, leading to armed actions and revolutionary events.
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Question: What significance did the Easter Rising in 1916 have for Irish public opinion?
Answer: Although quickly suppressed, the executions of its leaders turned public opinion against British rule and bolstered the independence movement.
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Question: Who fought in the War of Independence (1919–1921) and against whom?
Answer: The Irish Republican Army (IRA) waged guerrilla warfare against British forces.
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Question: What did the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 establish?
Answer: It ended British rule in 26 counties and created the Irish Free State (a Dominion) in 1922; six counties in the northeast remained part of the United
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Question: When and how did the Irish Free State become a fully independent state, and when was the Republic of Ireland formally declared?
Answer: It gained full independence in 1937 with a new constitution, and the Republic of Ireland was formally declared in 1949.
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Question: When did English involvement in Ireland begin, and who adopted the title Lord of Ireland in 1171?
Answer: English involvement began with an invasion in 1169; in 1171, King Henry II declared himself Lord of Ireland.
Card 10
Question: What were the 'plantations' in the 16th and 17th centuries, and what was their impact?
Answer: They were settlements by English and Scottish Protestants that dispossessed Catholic landowners and created long-term sectarian tensions, especially i