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Edexcel A Level History, Paper 3: Ireland and the Union c1774-1923 Student Book
(2016)
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Abstract
This book:
- covers the essential content in the new specifications in a rigorous and engaging way, using detailed narrative, sources, timelines, key words, helpful activities and extension material
- helps develop conceptual understanding of areas such as evidence, interpretations, causation and change, through targeted activities
- provides assessment support for A level with sample answers, sources, practice questions and guidance to help you tackle the new-style exam questions.
It also comes with three years' access to ActiveBook, an online, digital version of your textbook to help you personalise your learning as you go through the course - perfect for revision.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | 3 | ||
| How to use this book | 4 | ||
| Introduction: A Level History | 6 | ||
| Introduction: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 | 8 | ||
| Aspects in breadth: The struggle for constitutional change, c1774–1923 | 10 | ||
| 3.1: Irish nationalism: from agitation to civil war | 10 | ||
| Introduction | 10 | ||
| How effective was irish agitation before 1870? | 11 | ||
| The demands of the Irish Volunteers and the United Irishmen | 11 | ||
| The Tithe Wars | 15 | ||
| Daniel O’Connell and the Repeal Association | 17 | ||
| The impact of Young Ireland | 19 | ||
| The Irish Republican Brotherhood | 21 | ||
| How did the campaign for home rule change irish nationalism between 1870 and 1910? | 24 | ||
| Isaac Butt and the Home Rule League | 25 | ||
| Charles Stewart Parnell and the Irish Parliamentary Party | 26 | ||
| Why did the tensions in the years 1910–23 result in civil war? | 29 | ||
| Edward Carson and the UVF | 30 | ||
| Changing attitudes and nationalist responses | 32 | ||
| 3.2: British reaction: from resistance to acceptance | 38 | ||
| Introduction | 38 | ||
| How successful were britain’sefforts to maintain control ofireland before 1885? | 39 | ||
| Reasons for changing approaches to the government of Ireland | 39 | ||
| The Act of Union, 1801 | 40 | ||
| The Maynooth Grant, 1845 | 41 | ||
| The Irish Coercion Act 1881 | 43 | ||
| What motivated the decision to consider home rule between 1885 and 1922? | 45 | ||
| Gladstone’s conversion to home rule, 1885 | 45 | ||
| How important were the attitudes of britain’s prime ministers and politicians to the question of increasing irish independence? | 49 | ||
| Changing attitudes of British politicians to agitation and rebellion, c1774–1922 | 49 | ||
| William Pitt the Younger, 1759–1806 | 52 | ||
| William Gladstone, 1809–98 | 53 | ||
| Herbert Asquith, 1852–1928 | 56 | ||
| David Lloyd George, 1863–1945 | 58 | ||
| Aspects in depth: Societies in change | 64 | ||
| 3.3: Towards emancipation, 1774–1830 | 64 | ||
| Introduction | 64 | ||
| What was the significance of the penal laws before 1793? | 65 | ||
| Penal Laws in Ireland | 65 | ||
| The Catholic Relief Acts, 1774–93 | 66 | ||
| How influential was the role of daniel o’connell in the years 1811–29? | 71 | ||
| Daniel O’Connell and the impact of the Catholic Board in 1811 and Catholic Association in 1823 | 71 | ||
| The County Clare elections, 1828 and 1829 | 74 | ||
| The passage of the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829 through parliament and its impact | 76 | ||
| How important was the campaign to remove trade restrictions in the years 1778–82? | 78 | ||
| The significance of the campaign in the Irish parliament to remove restrictions on Irish trade, 1778–82 | 78 | ||
| The impact of the removal of the restrictions on the Irish economy | 82 | ||
| 3.4: Industrialisation in Ulster, 1825–55 | 86 | ||
| Introduction | 86 | ||
| How important were the textile industries in ulster before 1855? | 87 | ||
| The importance of the textile industry in Ulster | 87 | ||
| The decline of the woollen and cotton industries | 88 | ||
| The impact of railways and mechanisation upon the linen industry | 89 | ||
| What impact did the development of shipbuilding have upon ulster? | 92 | ||
| The development of shipbuilding | 92 | ||
| The importance of the Charles Connell and Sons and the Thompson and Kirwan yards | 94 | ||
| The work of the Belfast Harbour Commissioners | 95 | ||
| What was the impact of industrialisation upon the people of ulster? | 98 | ||
| The roles of Robert Hickson and Andrew Mulholland in the industrialisation of Ulster | 98 | ||
| The impact of industrialisation upon working and living conditions | 101 | ||
| The Belfast cholera epidemic, 1848 | 104 | ||
| Discrepancies between Catholics and Protestants in employment | 105 | ||
| 3.5: The Irish Famine, 1843–51 | 108 | ||
| Introduction | 108 | ||
| Why did the famine have such a devastating impact on the populace? | 109 | ||
| The role of absentee landlords,middlemen, landholdings, monoculture and blight | 109 | ||
| Impact of famine on the populace | 111 | ||
| What impact did the government’s response to famine have on the condition of ireland? | 115 | ||
| The impact of the government response to famine | 115 | ||
| The Irish Poor Law Extension Act 1847 | 119 | ||
| The problem of export of food from Ireland | 120 | ||
| The roles of Charles Edward Trevelyan and John Mitchel | 121 | ||
| How did the decline of ireland’s population affect the country? | 123 | ||
| Social and economic impacts of depopulation | 123 | ||
| Migration and emigration | 125 | ||
| Consolidation of landholdings and the importance of the Encumbered Estates Act 1849 | 127 | ||
| Conclusion | 128 | ||
| 3.6: The Irish land issue, 1870–82 | 130 | ||
| Introduction | 130 | ||
| What was the significance of demands for land reform in 1870? | 131 | ||
| The significance of the Dublin Land Conference, 1870 | 131 | ||
| The reasons for the Land Act 1870 and its significance | 132 | ||
| How stable was the irish land system during the 1870s? | 136 | ||
| The impact of the ‘long depression’ on Irish agriculture, the problem of tenancies, evictions and rent strikes | 136 | ||
| How significant were the land wars in addressing the irish land issue after 1879? | 141 | ||
| The roles of key individuals during the Land Wars | 142 | ||
| The impact of the Irish Land League | 144 | ||
| Gladstone, Forster and The Second Irish Land Act 1881 | 145 | ||
| William Edward Forster (1818–86) | 146 | ||
| Reaction in Ireland and the Kilmainham Treaty, 1882 | 148 | ||
| Conclusion | 149 | ||
| 3.7: Improving working and living conditions: trades union militancy in Ireland, 1907–14 | 152 | ||
| Introduction | 152 | ||
| How effective were the attempts to unionise trades and industry in the years 1907-09? | 153 | ||
| Working and living conditions for unskilled urban workers | 153 | ||
| The significance of the founding of the National Union of Dock Labourers 1907and the Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union 1909 | 154 | ||
| The roles of Jim Larkin, James Connolly and William Martin Murphy | 158 | ||
| What was the impact of the general strike in 1913–14? | 161 | ||
| Events and significance of the Dublin general strike, 1913–14 | 161 | ||
| The lock out and implications for workers and employers | 164 | ||
| How important was the role played by british trades unions in irish industrial affairs? | 168 | ||
| The role of British trade unions in the attempt to unionise workers in Ireland and in the Dublin general strike | 168 | ||
| Conclusion | 172 | ||
| Preparing for your A Level Paper 3 exam | 175 | ||
| Index | 188 | ||
| Acknowledgements | 191 |