UNIONIST OPPOSITION TO HOME RULE

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UNIONIST OPPOSITION TO HOME RULE WHO? WHERE? WHY? WHAT? WHEN? END RESULT?

WHO and WHERE? MOSTLY PROTESTANT FELT SECURE BEING PART OF UK LEADERS – CARSON AND CRAIG LIVED MOSTLY IN NORTH EAST BIG BUSINESS MOSTLY UNIONIST SAW EMPIRE AS IMPORTANT HAD POWERFUL ALLIES IN BRITAIN**

Andrew Bonar Law

The House of Lords

Kipling

WHY? ECONOMIC REASON CRUCIAL SAW BRITISH EMPIRE AS CRUCIAL RAW MATERIALS BANKS FOR CREDIT MARKETS FOR PRODUCTS

Ship building

Linen mills

RELIGIOUS REASON FEARED DISCRIMINATION BY ROMAN CATHOLICS SLOGAN WAS “HOME RULE IS ROME RULE” FELT MORE SECURE AS PART OF UK

POLITICAL REASON FELT IRISH INCAPABLE OF RULING THEMSELVES DUBLIN RULE = TOTAL POLITICAL CHAOS

WHY did people in Britain support the Unionists SECURITY FEAR POLITICAL REASON ECONOMIC TIES RELIGIOUS SYMPATHIES

Why Unionists were worried in 1912 Liberal government in power Powerful Home Rule party – 80+ MP’s Liberals needed support of HR Party Parliament Act had been passed Made Home Rule inevitable Redmond delighted – Carson worried 19

How did Unionists resist Home Rule Organised speeches and rallies Got support from Conservatives Used newspapers, posters, cartoons Organised the Ulster Covenant Created UVF – imported GUNS Real danger of CIVIL WAR Put forward idea of PARTITION 20

POSTCARD EXAMPLE

Outbreak of WWI 2 private armies in Ireland in 1914 Special conference called by King War erupted in Summer 1914 Redmond pledged Irish support Carson pledged Unionist support Carson and Craig joined War cabinet Home Rule put on hold until end war 33