2nd Year History Review | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 35 Public

To review 2nd Year History material in preparation for Summer Exams.

Study Slideshow

What crop failed during the Great Famine?

The Potato

What disease caused the potato crop to fail?

Potato blight

What was the name of the system where land was divided among sons, making farms smaller and smaller?What was the name of the system where land was divided among sons, making farms smaller and smaller?

Subdivision

Approximately how many people emigrated during the Famine?

About 1 million

Name one country Irish people emigrated to.

America, Britain, Canada, Australia

What were “coffin ships”?

Overcrowded ships that carried emigrants, often in terrible conditions

What were public works schemes?

Government-run projects (like building roads) to give people paid work

How many Home Rule Bills failed?

Three

What did Irish nationalists want?

More independence or full separation from Britain (Home Rule or a republic)

What did Irish unionists want?

To remain part of the United Kingdom

What political party led the Home Rule campaign?

The Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), led by John Redmond

What does UVF stand for?

Ulster Volunteer Force

Was Edward Carson Unionist or Nationalist?

Unionist

When did the Easter Rising take place?

1916

Name one leader of the 1916 Rising.

Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Thomas Clarke, etc.

Where did the rebels seize in Dublin as their headquarters?

GPO