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  • How many people signed the Ulster covenant?
    450,000
  • What did British Army officers do at the curragh barracks in March 1914?
    They mutinied - they said they would not fight Unionists in Ulster
  • What does IVF stand for? When was it formed?
    Irish Volunteer Force, November 1913
  • What did the covenant say Unionists would do?
    Stop Home Rule using any means necessary
  • How many men were recruited to the IVF?
    129,000 members
  • Who organised Ulster Day?
    Edward Carson and James Craig
  • Give two examples of propaganda
    posters, newspaper advertisements, pamphlets, postcards, cartoons
  • When was Ulster Day?
    28th September 1912
  • How many rifles and ammunition did the IVF receive?
    1,500 rifles and 45,000 rounds of ammunition
  • Why did Unionists reject the county option scheme?
    They also wanted Tyrone and Fermanagh, 4 counties wasn't enough
  • Where did the IVF receive a large shipment of guns?
    Howth
  • When did the UVF receive a large shipment of guns?
    24/25th April 1914
  • How many rifles and ammunition landed at Larne?
    25,000 rifles and 3,000,000 rounds of ammunition
  • When was the word 'partition' first used?
    When the county option scheme was introuduced/March 1914
  • How many men were recruited to the UVF?
    100,000
  • When did the IVF receive a large shipment of guns?
    26th July 1914
  • What does it UVF stand for and when was it formed?
    Ulster Volunteer Force, January 1913
  • Where did the UVF receive a large shipment of guns and ammunition?
    Larne