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volunteers split
irish volunteer/nationalist volunteer split
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what does redmond do on the 20th august 1914 | woodenbridge speech |
| woodenbridge speech | redmond calls for volunteers to enlist abroad |
| why does redmond appeal to volunteers to appeal abroad | carson was appealing the same to unionists, redomond didnt want to be outdone |
| what do the original 20 members of the irish volunteer committee do in response to the woodenbridge speech (2) | make press statement repudiating the policy, expel the 25 redmonite nominees on the committee |
| irish volunteers (post split) | oppose redmonds call to enlist abroad |
| who do the irish volunteers rally behind | eion macneil |
| what does eoin macneil believe (2) | volunteers should remain in ireland to insist on home rule being implemented, fighting for britain won't advance nationalist cause |
| does eoin macneil support violent rebellion | not unless British try to suppress volunteers |
| how many irish volunteers are there post split | 12,000 |
| what percentage of the original irish volunteer force oppose redmond | 7 percent |
| national volunteers | support redmond |
| how many national volunteers were there | 180,000 |
| were the majority of national volunteers urban or rural at first | rural |
| what kind of propaganda did redmond use to aid the national volunteer cause (2) | sunday parades, national volunteer newspaper |
| irish republican brotherhood | non-constitutional separatists |
| what did the IRB believe about the war | opportunity to stage rebellion in ireland |
| when do the IRB agree ton plan a rebellion against britain | supreme council meeting august 14th 1914 |
| which group did the IRB infiltrate | irish volunteers |
| did the IRB hold many roles on the irish volunteer general council | yes |