1911 The 1906 1910 1900 Two General Elections The Parliament Act is passed General Election: Conservatives (January and December). reducing the power of the elected leader replaced by the Liberal party with The Liberals lost their . They can no Crisis of reunited Irish Parliamentary a large majority in the House of majority and needed the votes longer stop (veto) a bill. Now Party which wanted Home Rule Commons. Campbell Bannerman of the Irish nationalists and they could only delay it for for Ireland. becomes Prime Minister. the Labour party to stay in two years. 1900-1914 power

1904: The 1905: Arthur Griffith 1908: H. H. Asquith becomes 1909: The ‘Liberal’s People’s Budget’ Unionist Council establishes the Sinn Prime Minister. Liberals increasing taxes on the wealthy is is formed Fein movement. introduce Old Age Pensions rejected by the House of Lords. 9 April 1912 New Conservative leader Andrew pledges Jan 1913 28 Sept 1912 11 April 1912 his party’s support at a massive Ulster Day: Thousands of men sign the Formation of an Ulster Volunteer Introduction of Third Home anti-Home Rule ‘Solemn League and Covenant’’ to state 29 April 1912: In a speech at Force (UVF) to fight the British Rule Bill. It is likely to become demonstration at their objections to Home Rule. Women’s Blenheim Bonar Law agrees to government if Home Rule is law in two years Balmoral show- introduced Unionist Council organised a Women’s support Ulster’s use of force grounds. Declaration

September 1913: The Provisional Government of July 1914 Ulster is set up March 1914 18 Sept 1914 Curragh Mutiny: British officers May 1914 Buckingham Palace August 1914 Home Rule Bill threaten to resign if asked by the Conference of 21-24 July government to fight against Ulster received royal breaks down when unionists War: Britain declares war against assent but Unionists. The Government backs and nationalists cannot agree Home Rule Bill passed Germany. Redmond commits the suspended for the down. over what territory to exclude November 1913: in the Commons for the Volunteers to the protection of duration of the war. from Home Rule . Threat of Formation of the second time. Irish shores. Irish Volunteer Asquith’s offer of temporary Civil war. Force (IVF) to fight exclusion for parts of Ulster is the government if rejected by Carson. Home Rule was not passed. 9 Sept 1914: Supreme Council April: UVF Gun-running. Arms smuggled into July: IVF Gun-running at Howth. 20 Sept: Redmond’s speech at Woodenbridge of the Irish Republican Ulster from Germany. Met with no resistance. Bachelor’s Walk Incident - Army calling on Irishmen to fight for Britain led to Brotherhood (IRB) decide to Cumann na mBan (Irishwomen’s Council) shoot into the crowds in Dublin. a split in the IVF. The minority followed Eoin stage an uprising before the formed to support the IVF. Civilian deaths infuriate nationalist MacNeill and most would fight in the 1916 end of the war. Ireland. Rising.