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Part E: Britain and Ireland, 1900–1985
Growing divisions in Ireland after 1900 in terms of identity and the development of tension leading to conflict and civil war, attempts to resolve the conflict, and the continuation of strife.
Themes: identity, authority and conflict
Key issues and description of content
1 An evaluation of the reasons for the growth of tension in Ireland, to 1914.
- Irish Cultural Revival (Gaelic League/Gaelic Athletic Association)
- re-emergence of Irish Republicanism (Irish Republican Brotherhood/Sinn Féin)
- differing economic and religious features
- role of John Redmond and the Nationalist Party (this includes the 1910 elections)
- responses of Unionists and Nationalists to the Home Rule Bill
2 An assessment of the impact of World War I on Ireland.
- Irish attitudes to World War I
- impact of the Easter Rising
- anti-conscription campaign
- decline of the Nationalist Party
- rise of Sinn Féin
3 An evaluation of the obstacles to peace, up to the Anglo-Irish Treaty, 1918–21.
- Irish attitudes to British rule after World War I
- role of the Dáil (Declaration of Independence)
- position of Ulster Unionists
- policies and actions of the British government
- IRA tactics and policies
4 An evaluation of the reasons for the outbreak of the Irish Civil War.
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- role of the British government
- divisions in the republican movement
- role of Collins
- role of de Valera
5 An evaluation of the reasons for the developing crisis in Northern Ireland, by 1968.
- Unionist political ascendancy in Northern Ireland
- cultural and political differences between communities
- economic Issues
- role of the IRA
- issue of civil rights
6 An evaluation of the obstacles to peace, 1968–85.
- religious and communal differences
- British government policies
- role of terrorism
- role of the British Army
- role of the Irish government
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