Lesson Y316.2
Y316.2 Support for the Union Quiz: OCR History, Unit 3
20 questions
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The 20 questions
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Which landowning elite dominated Irish political life before its decline from the 1870s?
- Ulster Covenanters
- Catholic Gentry
- Protestant Ascendancy
- Anglo-Norman Barons
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Which politician led Ulster Unionist resistance against the Third Home Rule Bill from 1910?
- Isaac Butt
- Edward Carson
- John Redmond
- James Craig
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In which year did half a million unionists sign the Ulster Solemn League and Covenant?
- 1886
- 1916
- 1893
- 1912
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Which paramilitary force was created in 1913 to oppose Home Rule in Ulster by force?
- Irish Volunteers
- Ulster Volunteer Force
- Citizen Army
- Orange Order
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At which port did Ulster Unionists illegally import thousands of German rifles in April 1914?
- Larne
- Howth
- Dublin
- Cork
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Which Prime Minister introduced the First Irish Home Rule Bill in 1886, splitting his party?
- Arthur Balfour
- William Gladstone
- Benjamin Disraeli
- Lord Salisbury
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Which prominent Liberal MP broke with Gladstone in 1886 over Home Rule to lead Liberal Unionists?
- Randolph Churchill
- Joseph Chamberlain
- Herbert Asquith
- David Lloyd George
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Founded in 1795, which fraternal organisation became a central pillar of popular Protestant unionism?
- Orange Order
- Whiteboys
- Brunswick Clubs
- Fenian Brotherhood
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Which British Prime Minister introduced the Act of Union that created the United Kingdom in 1800?
- William Pitt
- Duke of Wellington
- Lord Liverpool
- Robert Peel
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What primary economic feature caused Belfast industrial elites to strongly favor maintaining the Union?
- Free British markets
- Agricultural subsidies
- Land redistribution
- High import tariffs
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What political outcome did the 1885 Redistribution of Seats Act produce in Ulster?
- Solid Unionist bloc
- Total Catholic disenfranchisement
- Complete Nationalist control
- Liberal dominance
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Which established Church in Ireland supported the Union prior to its disestablishment in 1869?
- Methodist Church
- Roman Catholic Church
- Church of Ireland
- Presbyterian Church
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How had Presbyterian political alignment shifted by the late 19th century compared to 1798?
- Strongly Pro-Union
- Strongly Republican
- Fully neutral
- Socialist revolutionary
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What phrase describes the Conservative policy of offering social reforms to undermine demand for Home Rule?
- Coercion and Conciliation
- Killing Home Rule
- Passive Resistance
- Constructive Nationalism
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What strategy did Lord Randolph Churchill use in 1886 by declaring 'Ulster will fight'?
- Plan of Campaign
- Fenian Brotherhood
- Liberal Alliance
- Playing Ulster card
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Which 1903 land reform legislation enabled mass tenant purchase, transforming Irish land ownership?
- Gladstone Land Act
- Ashbourne Act
- Arrears Act
- Wyndham Land Act
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Which March 1914 event saw British army officers threaten resignation rather than move against Ulster Unionists?
- Larne Raids
- Easter Rising
- Curragh Mutiny
- Phoenix Park Murders
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Which umbrella organisation was established in 1905 to coordinate all Ulster Unionist political bodies?
- Brunswick Clubs
- Orange Order Council
- Protestant Alliance
- Ulster Unionist Council
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Which 1920 legislation formally partitioned Ireland, establishing separate parliaments for North and South?
- Anglo-Irish Treaty
- Irish Free State
- Government of Ireland
- Parliament Act
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Which body was formed to represent unionist interests across southern and western Ireland?
- Gaelic League
- Irish Parliamentary Party
- United Irish League
- Irish Unionist Alliance
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