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Asquith and HR
Asquith's failings in the Home Rule crisis
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| when was the 3rd home rule bill introduced to parliament | April 11th 1912 |
| who was agar roberts | liberal MP for cornwall |
| what amendment did agar roberts suggest RE the home rule bill | north east ulster counties of down, antrim, derry and armagh be excluded from HR |
| when did agar roberts suggest his amendment | june 1912 |
| who supported agar roberts amendment | conservatives and unionists |
| did Asquith support or reject this amendment | reject |
| on what grounds did asquith reject the agar roberts amendment | didnt want protestant minority to determine fate for all ireland |
| what statistics did asquith use to support his rejection of the agar roberts amendment (2) | 4/5 irish MPs supported HR for ireland, ulster unionist MPs only outnumbered Home Ruler MPs 17:16 |
| county option | individual counties of of ulster could opt out of HR for 5 years |
| which liberal party members suggested the county option | churchill and lloyd george |
| when did churchill and lloyd george suggest the county option for the HR bill | march 1914 |
| when did churchill and lloyd george initially propose accomadations for ulster in the HR bill | february 1912 |
| did asquith heed churchill and lloyd george's suggestion of accomodations for Ulster in the HR bill in 1912 | no |
| what amendment to the HR bill did carson suggest in jan 1913 | amendment to exclude all 9 ulster counties from HR |
| did Carson truly want to just exclude 9 Ulster counties from HR in January 1913 | no |
| what did carson want to achieve RE HR | end of HR for all ireland |
| why did carson suggest an amendment to exclude 9 counties of ulster in the HR bill | to draw attention to ulster's opposition of HR |
| did asquith support or reject carsons january 1913 amendment | reject |
| what was asquiths famous saying RE ulster opposition to HR | wait and see |
| what happens publicly in september 1913 that reflects badly on asquith | liberal house of lords member Lord Loreburn published letter in the times calling for compromise RE HR |
| what did Lord Loreburn warn of in his letter to the times RE HR in 1913 | serious rioting throughout northern ireland |
| why did lord loreburn's letter to the times RE HR reflect badly asquith | it was public criticism from a senior member of his own party |
| what had the liberals, conservatives and unionists all realised by september 1913 | compromise RE HR was inevitable |
| who does Asquith meet with throughout the Autumn on 1913 | Bonar Law |
| who does Asquith meet with in december 1913 and january 1914 | Carson |
| what does asquith offer carson during their december 1913 and january 1914 meetings | home rule within home rule |
| home rule within home rule | parliaments within both belfast and dublin |
| does carson support or reject home rule within home rule | reject |
| what does carson demand after rejecting asquiths home rule within home rule | at least 6 counties of ulster be excluded from HR |
| does Asquith accept Carsons demand that at least 6 counties are excluded from HR in January 1914 | no |
| what does asquith tell redmond in feb 1914 | compromise and exclusion RE HR are inevitable |
| is redmond suprised by the need for compromise RE HR in 1914 | yes |
| what does redmond accept as the "price of peace" in 1914 | counties can vote to temporarily opt out of HR for 6 years |
| when does redmond accept that counties can opt out of HR for 6 years | 6 march 1914 |
| does carson accept or reject asquiths intention of only temporarily excluding voluntary counties from HR in march 1914 | no |
| what does carson do in response to asquiths intention of only temporarily excluding voluntary counties from HR | storms out of parliament and returns to belfast |
| what does carson say RE asquiths intention of only temporarily excluding voluntary counties from HR | "we do not want a sentence of death followed with a stay of execution for 6 years!" |
| was the temporary opt out option for counties attached to the HR bill despite carsons rejection of it | yes |
| what was the curragh mutiny | 58 army officers in curragh co.kildare refuse to use force against ulster if orders are given |
| when was the curragh mutiny | march 1914 |
| what did Brigadier general hubert gough demand during the curragh mutiny | a written guarantee that the army would not be used to coerce ulster into accepting the HR bill |
| what did the curragh mutiny limit | the government's chances of applying pressure to force ulster to accept HR |
| when was the ulster volunteer force formed | january 1913 |
| did asquith do anything in response to the ulster volunteer force forming in 1913 | no |
| what did the UVF do in April 1914 | receive 25,000 guns via illegal gun running |
| what was the UVF's illegal gun running known as | Larne gun running |
| who took responsibility for the UVFs illegal gun running in 1914 | carson and bonar law |
| did asquith condemn the UVF Larne gun running | yes |
| did asquith prosecute anyone over the UVF Larne gun running | no |
| when did the Irish Volunteer Force form | November 1913 |
| when did the Irish Volunteer Force arm itself | june 1914 in the howth gun running |
| how did the police and army respond to the IVF howth gun running (4) | tried to seize the guns, opened fire on civilians, killed 3, wounded 38 |
| what did nationalists accus ethe authorities of having after the howth and larne gun running | bias towards ulster |
| when did the third home rule bill pass the house of commons for the last time | 25 may 1914 |
| what part of the 3rd HR bill did the house of lords reject in 1914 | the county opt out amendment |
| how long had king george V been trying to organize a conference of party leaders to settle the issue of amendments to the HR bill | since autumn 1913 |
| when did Asquith agree to a conference to settle the issue of amendments to the HR bill | july 1914 |
| what were the topics of discussion at the party conference RE amendments to the HR bill in july 1914 (2) | what area would be excluded from HR, the time limit of the exclusion |
| which two counties were neither unionists or nationalists willing to give up | Tyrone and Fermanagh |
| did the july 1914 party conference resolve the issue of amendments to the HR bill | no |
| when was the HR bill passed | september 1914 |
| what was the HR bill called when it was passed | government of ireland act |
| what were the two limitations of the government of ireland act | suspensory act, special provision for ulster still had to be agreed upon |
| suspensory act | government of ireland act was suspended until after the great war |
| how were asquith and the liberals to blame for the HR crisis 1/2 (3) | -HR bill was prepared slowly and with no provision for Ulster despite strong ulster opposition to past HR bills -liberals were more concerned with HR finance than ulster opposition -asquith underestimated strength of HR opposition |
| how were asquith and the liberals to blame for the HR crisis 2/2 (3) | -asquith rejected amendments and compromises choosing to wait and see -gov had no strategy and reacted to events e.g. curragh mutiny as they happened -chief secretary for ireland = key link between asquith and IPP = under assisted |
| why was the home rule crisis so neglected by the UK gov | distracted by approaching war with germany, industrial strikes and suffragettes |
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