The Partition of Ireland

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Which event led to the establishment of the Irish Free State?

  • The formation of Fianna Fáil
  • The secession from the United Kingdom
  • The Irish Civil War
  • The signing of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (correct)

What year did the Irish Free State become a republic?

  • 1948 (correct)
  • 1937
  • 1973
  • 1922

How many counties were initially part of the Irish Free State?

  • 26 (correct)
  • 6
  • 32
  • 28

What political party emerged victorious in the Irish Civil War?

<p>Cumann na nGaedheal (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Ireland join the European Communities (EC)?

<p>1973 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What year did the Irish state definitively end its membership of the British Commonwealth?

<p>1948 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which document renamed the 26 states of the Irish Free State to 'Ireland'?

<p>Bunreacht na hEireann (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which armed militia was formed by unionists in the north of Ireland in response to the proposed Home Rule Bill in 1912-1913?

<p>Ulster Volunteers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1916 aimed at achieving Irish independence in Dublin, but was quickly put down by the British?

<p>Easter Rising (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which political party won the majority of seats in the 1918 Irish general election?

<p>Sinn Féin (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the new revolutionary parliament established by Sinn Féin in Dublin?

<p>Dáil Éireann (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which paramilitary police units were involved in the guerrilla warfare during the Irish War of Independence?

<p>Black and Tans (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who was the principal political leader of the republican movement during the Irish War of Independence?

<p>Éamon de Valera (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the armed militia formed by the Irish Volunteers during the Irish War of Independence?

<p>Irish Republican Army (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which decades did Ireland experience significant peaks of emigration?

<p>1930s, 1950s, and 1980s (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What economic policies did Fianna Fáil governments implement in the 1930s to create Irish domestic industries?

<p>Subsidies and protective tariffs (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Ireland enter the European Economic Community?

<p>1973 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the period of economic boom in Ireland known as?

<p>The Celtic Tiger (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What has Ireland experienced since 2008?

<p>A banking crisis (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the aim of the Irish government in brokering an agreement during the Troubles in Northern Ireland?

<p>To bring peace and stability to Northern Ireland (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When was the Irish constitution altered to remove the territorial claim to Northern Ireland?

<p>1998 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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