The Irish Question

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The Irish Question
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INDEX
1 Introduction 2 Background 3 The Act of
Union 4 Home Rule Party 5 The Easter Rising 6
The Irish War of Indipendence 6.1 The Battle
of Dublin 6.2 Michael Collins 7 The birth of
EIRE 8 Republic of Ireland 9 From the
Republic of Ireland until today
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DEEP QUESTIONS
Historical reasons Religious reasons
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HISTORICAL REASONS
Ireland was colonized by England in the XIII
century English introduced feudalism in Ireland,
subduing Irish people
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RELIGIOUS QUESTION
Conflict between Catholic Irish and
Protestant British
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THE BATTLE OF THE BOYNE
English Protestants settled in Ulster The war
broke out in 1690 English Protestants were
supported by William of Orange Irish Catholics
helped by James II
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THE IRISH PEOPLE CONTINUED ASKING FOR
INDIPENDENCE
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THE ACT OF UNION

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• Approved on 2th July 1800
• The Act gave origin to the United Kingdom of
  Great Britain and Ireland that came into effect
  on 1st January 1801
• The Anglican Church became the official one.

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HOME RULE
In 1845-46 Irish asked for Home Rule In 1905 the
Home Rule Party was founded and called Sinn Feinn
In 1916 uprising in Dublin
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THE EASTER RISING

• In the same year, the Irish Republicans led the
  Easter Rising
• The aims were the end of British rule in Ireland
  and the establishment of Irish Republican
• The bloody and the born of IRA (Irish Republican
  Army)

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THE IRISH WAR OF INDIPENDENCE

• British Government VS IRA
• Outbreak of war in January 1919, ended in 1921
• Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921

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THE BATTLE OF DUBLIN
The Battle lasted from 28 June to 5 July 1922. It
marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War,
which ended in 1923.
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MICHAEL COLLINS(1890-1922)
Considered by many Irish politicians one of the
founder of the Irish State, he was an
revolutionary leader, who died during the Civil
War.
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THE BIRTH OF EIRE
The Irish Free State is renamed EIRE (the Gaelic
name of Ireland). The Constitution of Ireland
came into force. Ireland was not a Republic yet.
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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
1948 Republic of Ireland Act. 1949 Ireland
became officially a Republic. 1955 Ireland
joined the United Nations.
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FROM THE REPUBLIC IRELAND UNTIL TODAY

• The Troubles with the Ulster were not solved.
• The birth of UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force).
• The UVF organized many attacks.
• The Battle of the Bogside (12-14 August 1969).
• Sunningdale Agreement in 1972.
• Refuse of Sunningdale Agreement and successive
  huge strikes.
• Ceasefires in 1994 between Loyalist and
  Republican paramilitaries.

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FROM THE REPUBLIC IRELAND UNTIL TODAY
IRA continued to commit attacks. Good Friday
Agreement in 1997 momentarily stopped the
attacks. Nevertheless IRA keeped on dropping
bombs. Today IRA lost its control over the
nationalists and it is now just a small group of
violents.
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SITEOGRAPHY
www.wikipedia.com www.bbc.co.uk www.fas.org www
.great-britain.co.uk/history/ireland.htm
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Project and Presentation by MATTEO RUSSO PAMELA
MUGNAI GIANLUCA BARGELLI 5 D Erica A.S. 2009 -
2010