... have been to lose, to fight is to win", knowing that if the British were aggravated enough, they would come down hard with retaliation which would spark revolutionary nationalism and unity throughout the Ireland. General Maxwell and those in charge failed in considering the long term political implications of their actions, only looked at squashing any short term ... future rebellions, completely misreading the mood in Ireland Cause #3 Upsurges in the support for revolutionary nationalism Sinn Fein, a group ... to help identify who these people were. Sinn Fein realised it needed a mili...

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... Ireland were commonplace. After a peaceful meeting in Duke Street was baton charged, John Hume recalled how 'all hell' broke loose and that he would never forget the hate he saw in the faces of the RUC. Much is asked of why moderate Nationalists and Catholics turned to conflict after 1969. A 1967 poll showed that 70% of Catholics were happy to remain part ... like those who took over the GPO in 1916, or the People's Democracy in Belfast in 1969, can march, commandeer buildings, or whistle jigs to milestones without provoking any significant reaction. But when a community is angrily...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate