Partition of Ireland 1900–25

What Partition of Ireland 1900–25 covers

Partition of Ireland 1900–25 is examined in A2 2, Historical Investigations and Interpretations — the option chosen from four. It covers Irish politics and the Liberal victory of 1906, the elections of 1910 and the parliamentary balance, the Third Home Rule Bill and Ulster's response, southern Unionism and the Conservative alliance, the Home Rule Act and the crisis of September 1914, Ireland and the First World War 1914–16, the causes of the Easter Rising, the Rising and its aftermath, the rise of Sinn Féin and the election of 1918, the Anglo-Irish War 1919–21, the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and partition, the Truce and the Anglo-Irish Treaty, the Treaty debates and the Irish Civil War, the new state of Northern Ireland 1921–25 and Craig's government and the Boundary Commission.

The 15 subtopics

Each one has its own page.

• Irish politics and the Liberal victory of 1906Irish Reform Association and ulster Unionist Council.Open →
• The elections of 1910 and the parliamentary balanceThe two elections and the loss of the Liberal majority, the price Redmond set for support and the Parliament Act of 1911.Open →
• The Third Home Rule Bill and Ulster's responseUlster Solemn League and Covenant, ulster Volunteer Force and larne gun-running.Open →
• Southern Unionism and the Conservative allianceConservative argument about the mandate and curragh incident.Open →
• The Home Rule Act and the crisis of September 1914Buckingham Palace Conference, howth gun-running and consequence of the Woodenbridge speech.Open →
• Ireland and the First World War 1914–16Redmond's Woodenbridge speech and the split in the Volunteers, Irish service and the Ulster Division at the Somme, and the decline of recruitment.Open →
• The causes of the Easter RisingIrish Republican Brotherhood, IRB Military Council and irish Citizen Army.Open →
• The Rising and its aftermathThe Proclamation and the six days of fighting, the surrender and the casualties, the executions and the internment at Frongoch.Open →
• The rise of Sinn Féin and the election of 1918Irish Convention and german Plot.Open →
• The Anglo-Irish War 1919–21Policy of reprisals, burning of Cork and restoration of Order in Ireland Act.Open →
• The Government of Ireland Act 1920 and partitionCouncil of Ireland and british aim in framing the Act.Open →
• The Truce and the Anglo-Irish TreatyBritain's irreducible minimum and treaty Ports.Open →
• The Treaty debates and the Irish Civil WarOutcome of the Dáil vote on the Treaty, central objection of the anti-Treaty side and occupation of the Four Courts.Open →
• The new state of Northern Ireland 1921–25Royal Ulster Constabulary, special Constabulary and special Powers Act.Open →
• Craig's government and the Boundary CommissionMain challenges facing Craig's government and craig–Collins pact.Open →

What you need to know

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Commonly confused

Pairs that lose marks when they are blurred together.

• Edward Carson vs James Craig

  Edward Carson: a Dublin barrister whose aim was to wreck Home Rule for the whole island and who regarded exclusion as a defeat. James Craig: a Belfast businessman who set out to secure and then govern the territory that could be held.

• The Black and Tans vs The Auxiliaries

  The Black and Tans: a body of ex-servicemen recruited as ordinary constables and issued mixed uniforms for want of supply. The Auxiliaries: a separate division of former officers, better paid and more heavily armed.

• The Dáil vote on the Treaty vs The June 1922 election

  The Dáil vote on the Treaty: a narrow decision of the assembly, 64 to 57, taken in January. The June 1922 election: a popular vote some months later that returned a clear majority for candidates accepting the settlement.

Questions from this topic

Each one with the model answer underneath.

1. 1

   What had the Conservatives pursued in Ireland during their years in office to 1905?

   Model answer

   They pursued constructive unionism, killing Home Rule with kindness through land purchase, local government reform and economic development.

2. 2

   What did the Wyndham Land Act of 1903 provide?

   Model answer

   It funded tenants to buy their holdings outright with government loans, offering landlords a bonus to sell whole estates, and it transferred ownership on a very large scale.

3. 3

   Why did constructive unionism not end the demand for Home Rule?

   Model answer

   Material reform did not touch the national question, and a tenantry that now owned its land was more independent and no less nationalist.

4. 4

   How large was the Liberal majority in 1906?

   Model answer

   The Liberals won an overall majority of about 130, and with Labour and the Irish Party the anti-Conservative bloc was far larger still.

5. 5

   Why was the size of the 1906 majority a problem for Irish nationalists?

   Model answer

   A Liberal government that did not need Irish votes had no incentive to risk Home Rule, which the Lords would certainly reject.

6. 6

   What did the Liberals offer Ireland instead of Home Rule?

   Model answer

   They offered the Irish Council Bill of 1907, a limited administrative devolution. That was rejected by a nationalist convention as far too little.

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What does Partition of Ireland 1900–25 cover in CCEA A-Level History?

15 subtopics: irish politics and the liberal victory of 1906, the elections of 1910 and the parliamentary balance, the third home rule bill and ulster's response, southern unionism and the conservative alliance, the home rule act and the crisis of september 1914, ireland and the first world war 1914–16, the causes of the easter rising, the rising and its aftermath, the rise of sinn féin and the election of 1918, the anglo-irish war 1919–21, the government of ireland act 1920 and partition, the truce and the anglo-irish treaty, the treaty debates and the irish civil war, the new state of northern ireland 1921–25 and craig's government and the boundary commission. Each one has its own page with questions and model answers.

How is Partition of Ireland 1900–25 organised?

By the CCEA 4010 specification, subtopic by subtopic, so it matches the order you are taught it in.