Why did Sinn Fein win the 1918 Election?

 Intro: Founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith Sinn Fein was a small party with little influence on the political scene but a mistaken association with the Easter Rising of 1916 was to reinvigorate the party and see it grow into the biggest political party in Ireland after the 1918 general election.

P1. Early Sinn Fein 1905-1910 (1916). pages 106/107 (chapter 8: under new forms of nationalism)

P2. Association with the Rising (the revival of Sinn Fein pg 143)

P3. Second Sinn Fein and the Ard-Fheis and organisation (page 143-4)

P4. The Irish Convention (page 144)

P5. The decline of the Home Rule Party

P6. The German plot

P7. The conscription Crisis

P8. Labour did not contest the election

P9. Voting, new voters, women

P10. Results

Conclusion: recap on NB reasons, include decline of HR, actions of the British Government, Association with the Rising etc

https://www.dropbox.com/s/a28oxevd09c1haj/whysf%20won%20the%201918%20election.doc?dl=0

Fortunes of Sinn Fein 1900-1923

https://mpps-my.sharepoint.com/personal/p_keane_mpps_ie/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Fp%5Fkeane%5Fmpps%5Fie%2FDocuments%2FAttachments%2F20cf09d2%2Dff06%2D45f3%2Da5a2%2D933fff77ddee%2Epdf&parent=%2Fpersonal%2Fp%5Fkeane%5Fmpps%5Fie%2FDocuments%2FAttachments

Britain and Germany: Economic and social comparison notes

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/1zbkxly5nbxo2ch/Economy%20in%20Britain%20and%20Germany%20in%20the%20inter-war%20years.doc?dl=0

Jarrow

 https://www.dropbox.com/s/qvo3iljidj27bmw/SEANdELAP.pptx?dl=0

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bW91bnR0ZW1wbGUuaWV8bW91bnQtdGVtcGxlLWxlYXZpbmctY2VydGlmaWNhdGUtaGlzdG9yeXxneDoyNjJhZTFkZDc1NTU3ZGJh

(read for Jarrow, but also useful for elements of challenges essay e.g. Abdication crisis)

https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=bW91bnR0ZW1wbGUuaWV8bW91bnQtdGVtcGxlLWxlYXZpbmctY2VydGlmaWNhdGUtaGlzdG9yeXxneDozMDBhMjUyYjZiODVlMTBk

(read for some useful elements re challenges essay e.g. rationing)

Sample studyclix essay on Jarrow: https://studyclixsaielive.blob.core.windows.net/cms/media/questionResources/b2b2c55e-456d-4c79-beee-babfde15568d.pdf

Jarrow (simple notes): https://www.dropbox.com/s/t0gp1dwwcqfs4m5/handout-jarrow-crusade.doc?dl=0

Jarrow Essay plan:  What were the causes and the consequences of the Jarrow March, October, 1936?

Based primarily from Sean Delap ppt above.

Intro: address question, March took place when, its purpose, due to mass structural unemployment number of causes (name some) and although remembered to this day and had good media coverage it ultimately failed to achieve its goal to meet prime minister or create significant work in Jarrow.

P1 Cause 1: hungry thirties (slide 2-3 and book)

P2 Problems with shipbuilding (competition, failure to modernise) (slides 6-8 and book)

P3 Palmers and the NSS (slides 9-10 and book)

P4 The March itself, only 1 paragraph, focus on why it was different, crusade, not hunger march, communist element, well behaved, band, dog, positive media coverage, cross party support. (slide 11 and book and second ppt above addresses this well)

P5 Little impact/success. Bad timing. Gov distracted with FP, and lots of other marches. (slides 13/14)

P6  Arrival in London, disperse, fail to meet Baldwin, gov anti marches. (slides 15/16/17)

P7 A false dawn. anti-hero John Jarvis announced jobs but few came to fruition in practice but newspaper headlines the next day suggested problem was solved. (slides 18/19)

P8 return/ reaction at home. dole cut. gov amalgamate and make it appear as if some improvement took place. (slides 16/20 and book)

P9 Impact: some minor success but proper employment only provided due to rearmament late 1930's. (slides 21/22 and book)

conclusion: redress question. Address causes and consequences. led to long term social change, welfare state (slide 22 and book)

Britain Social and economic problems during interwar years

Intro: following WW1, economy unstable, national debt increased 10 times, inflation doubled + taxes increased. 750,000 soldiers killed, unhappy at continued suffering. Industrial production declined in old industries creating unemployment and depressed states. Social suffering. Successive governments…

 

P1 or 3?  bloody Friday and battle of george’s square

 

P1. decline of staple industries.

 

P2. depressed areas, name. Cost of living, food. Infant mortality.  inner and outer. National insurance act.

 

P3. balancing the budget. Fix sterling to gold standard. Churchill. Impact: British exports more expensive.

P4. strikes. Growth in trade unions. Samuel commission, general strike began.

P5. Gen Strike

P6. WSC. 1931 financial crisis, cut unemployment benefit or leave gold standard =end of labour gov. National gov, measures introduced.

P7. unemployment 1.5 to 3.4 1932, 1/5 of workers. Hunger strikes. Situation for workers, means test.

P8 jarrow.

 

Conclusion: many challenges,

Unemployment, depressed areas, national dept, strikes, wsc, hunger and jarrow marches. Social impact on ppl. Gov actions.

https://socialistpartyscotland.org.uk/2014/01/31/95-years-on-red-clydeside-and-the-battle-of-george-square/ 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cable_Street

How did Hitler and the Nazi party secure absolute control over Germany in the period 1920‐1938?

 https://www.thinkswap.com/ie/leaving-cert/history/higher-level/how-did-hitler-and-nazi-party-secure-absolute-control-over

http://www.corbytechnicalschool.org/_files/History%20revision/9C04E1E5140E3F8BE24C18E2D104719A.pdf

https://www.theholocaustexplained.org/the-nazi-rise-to-power/how-did-the-nazi-gain-power/

https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/hitlers-rise-power-1918-1933

Plan:

Intro, address question like in first link above.

P1. Munich Putsch, reasons why, result, quote from Hitler re use of democratic means to take power

P2. Building up the party, details re growth of organisation, support from industrialists, Goebbels and Hitler as speaker, but late 1920s had les than 3% of vote.

P3. WSC. impact, Nazi messages, blamed Weimar, Jews, appealed to who? why? 

P4. Propaganda, election campaigns, posters, plane, speeches, Geobbels, details.Election results.

P5. Becoming Chancellor. Reichstag fire and fear.

P6. Enabling Law.

P7. Co-ordination

P8. Propaganda. Censorship, control of media, book burning, cult of personality, Rallies etc

P9. Terror: first camps, Knight of the long Knives.

P10. Deliverer on promises, jobs, reuniting Germany.

P11.Totalitarian state, education, church, youth groups. pastimes - strength through Joy.

Conclusion: recap main findings.

Germany Essays

 2022 Why did Italy and/or Germany embrace dictatorship in the inter‐war period?

2021 To what extent did Hitler’s foreign policy, 1933-1939, contribute to the outbreak of World War II?

2020 Which had the greater social and economic problems during the inter-war period, Britain or Germany? Argue your case, referring to both.

2019 During the inter‐war years, what were the characteristics of fascist regimes in Europe?

2018 How did Hitler and the Nazi party secure absolute control over Germany in the period 1920‐1938?

2015 What were the social and economic problems facing Germany, 1920-1939, and how were they dealt with?

3. To what extent did Hitler’s foreign policy, 1933-1939, contribute to the outbreak of World War II?

2014 How did church-state relations develop under Mussolini and Hitler?

2013 What were the characteristics of fascist regimes in Europe in the inter-war period?

2012 To what extent was Hitler’s foreign policy, 1933-1939, responsible for the outbreak of World War II?

2011 What were the main characteristics of the Nazi state in Germany, 1933-1939?

2010 How successfully did German governments deal with the social and economic problems of the period 1920-1939? 

 3. What were the main developments in church-state relations under Hitler and Mussolini?

2009 How did dictators use propaganda and/or terror to maintain their power?

2008 What contribution did Joseph Goebbels and/or Leni Riefenstahl make to Nazi propaganda?

2007 What were the main characteristics of the Nazi state in Germany between 1933 and 1939?

2006 During the inter-war period, what conditions in Europe contributed to the growth of fascist regimes?

1.Conditions that led to rise of Fascism/Dictatorship

2. Characteristics for fascist regimes/nazi state

3. Economic problems and government efforts

4. How secure control (rise to power and totalitarian state)

5. Foreign policy cause ww2

6. propaganda and terror/Joseph Goebbels and/or Leni Riefenstahl

7. Church/State relations

Hitler's (dictators) use of propaganda and terror to maintain power, 1933-1939?

 Intro: Propaganda and terror were key elements to dictators such as H and M, getting and maintaining power. In Germany Propaganda was wide ranging, taking on many forms such as... and has led by the minister of Propaganda and enlightenment Joseph Geobbels. Terror was also key...SA and Gestapo.

P1> The Nazi's were excellent at providing a sense of order and control. This was key to getting tthem elected at time of disorder following WSC but also key in maintaining order and control over the people.

Torchlight parades, brass bands, mass choirs, uniforms, goose step, salute, symbolism - swaistika.

P2. Radio

P3. Cinema.

P4 Press and literature

p5 Cult of personality. Heil Hitler, De Fuhrer , Bday = national holiday, portrait in every classroom, Ein Reich, Ein Volk, Ein Fuhrer. Mein Kempf, photos, posters. Speaker.

P6 education and youth groups

p7 Nuremberg Rallies

P8 Leni Renifenstall "Triumph of the Will"

P9 Terror: SA,SS, Gestapo. Night of the long Knives

P10 State enemies, Kristallnacht, camps.

Conclusion