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The Reformation
Daniel O'Connell
The Great Famine
Ireland 1884-1914
Ireland 1916-1923
100
Name the most famous reformer.

Martin Luther

100

T/F: Over 70% of Ireland's population was still living in the countryside by 1841

True

100

Describe one cause of the famine

1- Rise in population

2- Widespread poverty

3- Reliance on the potato

4- Potato blight

100

Name the two groups of people in relation to politics in Ireland.

Nationalists and Unionists.

100

When did the 1916 Rising take place?

Easter Monday- 24th April 1916

200
What was the famous document that Martin Luther wrote?
Ninety-five theses
200

How much acres of land did larger farmers have?

More than 30 acres

200

What is eviction?

When someone is forced out of their home.
200
Why was the Gaelic League founded?

To promote the Irish language

200

What is Conscription?

When it is made compulsory for men aged 18 & over to join the military for a period of time.
300

Name the four abuses of the Catholic Church.

Simony, Nepotism, Absenteeism, Pluralism

300

What was Catholic Emancipation?

The goal for Catholics that they be allowed to sit in parliament.
300

Name one way that the British government tried to help during the Famine.

1- Maize sent by Sir Robert Peel

2- Public work schemes; building roads, walls or bridges

300

Name 2 people involved in the start up of the GAA.

Michael Cusack, Thomas Croke, Michael Davitt, Maurice Davin

300

What was the Castle Document and what was it used for?

A forged document on Dublin Castle paper that stated that the British government were going to disarm the Irish Volunteers

- Used to get the IVF to join the Rising.

400
What was the Court of Inquisition?

Run by the Catholic Church to arrest, try and punish anyone who thought to be a threat to Church teachings.

400

Describe what a monster meeting was.

Huge rallies started to gain support for the Repeal Movement

400

Give 3 impacts of the Famine on Ireland.

1- Fall in population

2- Rise in anti-British feeling

3- Decline in the Irish language

400

Name two political parties that were important in the 1910's

Irish Parliamentary Party, Sinn Fein, The IRB, Unionist Party

400

Name 3 signatures of the Proclamation

Thomas Clarke, Padriag Pearse, Joseph Plunkett, Thomas MacDonagh, Sean MacDiarmada, James Connolly, Eamonn Ceannt

500

What does predestination mean?

The belief that God had already decided before a person was born whether they would go to heaven or not.

500

What is parliamentary tradition?

The use of peaceful political means to achieve political change.

500

Define what the Irish Diaspora was.

The scattering of Irish migrants & their descendants across the world.
500
What is Home Rule?

Ireland would have it's own parliament for local affairs, and Westminster could still control trade and foreign affairs.

500

What was signed on December 6th 1921?

The Anglo- Irish Treaty