Fianna Fáil Era: Economy, Censorship, and Anglo-Irish Relations

<p>To alleviate financial pressures on the Free State during a depression. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By imposing tariffs on Irish cattle and agricultural exports. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To allow duties to be imposed on goods such as coke, coal, and iron. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Doubling of the Free State's trade deficit between 1932 and 1934. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Because the Free State was its third-largest customer. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He viewed it as an infringement on the independence of the Free State's legal system. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It provided him with a favorable opportunity to advance constitutional changes, passing both the Constitutions Act and the External Relations Act. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It asserted Ireland's control over its own foreign policy while maintaining association with the Commonwealth. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It asserted that the territory of Éire consisted of all 32 counties of Ireland, though laws only applied to 26. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To avoid provoking Britain and potentially jeopardizing the progress made in achieving greater independence. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Reduced tariffs and quotas between Ireland and Britain. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It enabled Ireland to maintain neutrality during wars. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By instructing MacNeill to absent himself from public occasions and then boycotting his functions. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It confirmed that the Free State had the authority to legislate its own affairs, including the removal of the Oath. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ireland made a final payment of ten million pounds to Britain for land annuities. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Britain believed intervention would only embarrass the King, who was responsible for the post. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Ireland had to buy a large quantity of coal from Britain and increase cattle imports from Britain. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By using their majority in the senate to postpone the bill’s passage. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A series of agreements that improved trade and diplomatic relations between Ireland and Britain, including financial and defense provisions.

A conflict between Ireland and Britain over trade and financial matters, notably land annuities and tariffs.

Payments made by Ireland to Britain for land, a contentious issue that sparked the Economic War.

A pledge that required Irish officials to swear loyalty to the British Crown, considered a barrier to independence.

Actions taken by Éamon de Valera to remove the Oath of Allegiance and the Governor-General from Irish politics.

The British monarch's representative in Ireland, seen as a symbol of British control before being abolished.

A 1931 law that granted full legislative independence to the dominions of the British Empire, impacting Irish governance.

Ireland's foreign policy stance that was strengthened by the return of ports from Britain after the 1938 agreements.

FF aimed to make farms larger, shifting focus from cattle to crop production for self-sufficiency.

FF introduced guaranteed prices to encourage farmers to produce more wheat.

Ireland had strict censorship, controlling war-related information in newspapers and films.

Dev refused to make repayments to Britain during the depression, leading to economic tensions.

Britain imposed tariffs on Irish cattle and exports as a response to FF's policies.

In 1932, the act allowed Ireland to impose duties on various imports to protect its economy.

In 1935, Ireland and Britain agreed to stop the economic war, leading to better trade relations.

The highest court in the Commonwealth to which Irish legal appeals were made.

Efforts led by DeV to diminish British influence in the Irish legal system.

Legislation that removed mentions of the King from the Irish Constitution.

Draft that created Eire with a president, applying laws to only 26 counties.