Chapter 7 Review

Divergent views about _____ resulted in the Irish Civil War

• the Act of Union

• the Unilateral Declaration of Independence

• the Anglo-Irish Treaty

• the Anglo-Irish Agreement

______ was the first Irish President to visit Queen Elizabeth II.

• Eamon de Valera

• John A. Costello

• Mary Robinson

• Albert Reynolds

_____ brought Anglo-Irish relations to a new height.

• The British recognition of the Irish Republic

• The signing of the Downing Street Declaration

• The signing of the Belfast Agreement

• The IRA's formal declaration of disarmament in 2005

In Ireland, the head of state is _____.

• the Prime Minister

• the President

• the British monarch

• the General Governor

_____ has been the dominant party in Ireland since 1930s and supports peaceful reunification of the island of Ireland.

• Fine Gael

• The Labor Party

• Fianna Fáil

• The Progressive Democrats

Emigration in Ireland started since the ______.

• medieval period

• 17th century

• Great Potato Famine

• early 18th century

Ireland now has a ______ economy.

• agriculture-based

• knowledge-based

• industry-based

• foreign investment-based

The Republic of Ireland occupies the entire area of the island of Ireland.

• True

• False

English is the only official language in Ireland because the majority of people speak it as their mother tongue.

• True

• False

Catholicism in Ireland is more than a mere matter of private faith, but of public identity.

• True

• False