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Ireland 1919 - 1923

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who won the 1918 general election?

a)

Sinn Fein

b)

Home Rule Party

c)

Unionist Party

d)

Labour Party

2.

During what years did the War of Independence take place?

a)

1917-1920

b)

1919-1921

c)

1918-1922

d)

1916-1921

3.

Explain the term 'Guerrilla Warfare'.

a)

Ambush tactics used by the IRA

b)

Political tactics used by Sinn Fein

c)

The name given to the introduction of the Black and Tans

4.

What was the name given to the small groups the IRA was divided into?

a)

The Squad

b)

Flying Columns

c)

Auxilaries

5.

Name the British Army deployed into Ireland during the War of Independence?

a)

Black and Tans

b)

RIC

c)

B Specials

6.

What did the Government of Ireland Act declare?

a)

Ireland would be totally independent

b)

6 counties would be separated from the rest of the country

7.

During the War of Independence 1919-1921, Michael Collins was Director of what?

a)

Director of Operations

b)

Director of Intelligence

c)

Director of arms

8.

Which of the following was NOT a member of the Irish delegation?

a)

Arthur Griffith

b)

Michael Collins

c)

Robert Barton

d)

Eamon de Valera

9.

When was the Anglo Irish Treaty signed?

a)

5th December 1921

b)

6th December 1921

c)

1st December 1921

10.

Why, at first, were many happy and relieved when the Treaty was signed?

a)

it signalled the start of another war

b)

it signalled peace and the removal of the British Army, Black and Tans and Auxiliaries

11.

Griffith, Collins, Barton and Cosgrave were

a)

anti-treaty

b)

pro-treaty

12.

When a vote was taken in the Dáil on 7th January 1922, how many TDs voted in support/against the Treaty?

a)

57 voted in favour, 64 voted against

b)

64 voted in favour, 57 voted against

c)

20 voted in favour, 101 voted against

13.

What did Eamon DeValera do after losing the vote on the Treaty?

a)

changed to the pro-treaty side

b)

had a cry and got over it

c)

resigned as President and led his followers out of the Dáil

14.

What year did the Civil War begin?

a)

1916

b)

1922

c)

1920

d)

1924

15.

In which Dublin building did the Anti-Treaty Republicans set up their headquarters?

a)

General Post Office (GPO)

b)

Four Courts

c)

Dublin Castle

d)

Kingsbridge Station

16.

Where was Michael Collins killed?

a)

Dublin

b)

Limerick

c)

Belfast

d)

Cork

17.

Which of the following did the Anglo Irish Treaty state?

a)

Ireland would be called the Irish Free State

b)

All TD's would swear an oath of allegiance to the King

c)

Ireland would remain partitioned

d)

Ireland would be completely independent from Britain

18.

Who was victorious during the Civil War?

a)

The Anti-Treaty

b)

The Pro-Treaty

19.

Name two leaders who died during the Civil War.

a)

Michael Collins

b)

Arthur Griffith

c)

Eamon de Valera

d)

WT Cosgrave

20.

What years did the Irish Civil War take place?

a)

1922-23

b)

1923-24

c)

1921-24

21.

Michael Collins claimed the Treaty gave Ireland 'freedom to achieve...

a)

Another War

b)

beating Britain

c)

Freedom