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17 Cards in this Set
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1916 june |
Ulster unionist council agree to a six county exclusion |
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1917 July |
Irish convention meets for first time |
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1920 Feb |
Government of Ireland bill introduced into parliament |
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1920 march |
Ulster unionist council accept the government of Ireland bill |
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1921 Feb |
James Craig becomes ulster unionist leader |
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1921 June |
King George V opens northern Ireland parliament |
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1921 Dec |
Anglo-irish treaty signed |
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1922 Jan |
Treaty accepted by Dáil Éireann |
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1922 june |
General election in Irish free state: voters support treaty. Irish civil war begins between pro and anti treaty forces |
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1922 august |
Michael Collins assassinated |
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1922 Dec |
Irish free state established |
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1923 may |
End of the civil war |
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What was the Irish convention? |
A meeting to negotiate a way to satisfy nationalists and unionists |
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What was the government of Ireland act 1920? |
Creation of six county northern ireland with own executive and parliament and twenty six county southern Ireland with own executive and parliament |
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Who were sinn fein's negotiators in the Anglo Irish treaty? |
Michael Collins, not de Valera |
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What did the Anglo Irish treaty do? |
Set up an Irish free state with control over its domestic affairs and full dominion status |
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Why did the Anglo Irish treaty cause a civil war? |
The 'anti' treaty wanted complete independence |
