Britain and the Irish War of Independence. Why are they split apart? (eBook)

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, Dresden Technical University, language: English, abstract: Even though Britain is called the United Kingdom not everything on the isles is in fact united. There are two different nations on the Irish isles: Ireland and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. The question is why the United Kingdom and
Ireland are split apart. Ireland was a part of Britain’s Empire before and even though the colonies of Britain are now independent, Scotland and Wales are still a part of Britain. To answer the question on why Ireland and Britain are split apart, this term paper will look at Britain and the Irish War of Independence.

Starting out the paper will look at the time before the war. The focus lies on the relationship between Britain and Ireland and what has caused the rift between both that might have caused the war. The next part will cover the war itself. The paper will look at both sides of the conflict and analyse their goals, actions and intentions during wartime. After that the outcome of the war will be looked at. The term paper will look at the reason for the cease fire and what the immediate consequences of the cease fire, and by extend the peace deal were. Lastly, this paper will take a look at the long-term consequences of the Irish War of Independence for Britain and its empire.