The Easter Rising

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The Easter Rising of 1916 became the catalyst in Irish history that would lead to the establishment of an independent Irish state.
The paper shows that the events leading up to the Easter Rising stem from many years of turmoil and frustration suffered by the island of Ireland. The paper explains how Ireland's struggle with Britain for independence has been one that has lingered over centuries. The struggle has been increasingly difficult due to the simple fact of proximity, further complicated by the issue that Ireland itself was divided by Protestant and Catholic lines. Such inner turmoil has made any revolution almost impossible. The paper shows that the history of Ireland, however, is much more complicated than that. By encapsulating past events is to do an injustice to the Irish cause. The paper therefore takes a deeper look into the issues surrounding the Easter Rising and helps bring understanding to a complicated issue.

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"The Irish Republican Army was, at the very best, a bit uneasy about this treaty. Led by DeValera, the IRA objected to the treaty because it divided Ireland "and was not sufficiently humiliating enough for Great Britain" (Wells 945). DeValera incited his followers to revolt against the Free State and a civil war between the Republicans and the Free State began. 945 This split the Irish Republican Army members into the pro-treaty and anti-treaty members. Collins had many followers, acknowledging that the treaty paved the way to freedom. These loyalists were transformed into the Free State Army and the anti-treaty forces became known as the Irregulars."

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