... wielded over masses of people. The British threatened the use of force against these gatherings if they did not immediately cease, as these constituted a direct threat to the English pre-eminence in Ireland. Eventually, most of the agitators found themselves imprisoned or transported' to a penal colony for penalties of treason against Britain. This event also soured relations between ... . James Stephens flees to France. 1856 Stephens returns from France. 1858 Stephens founds Irish Republican Brotherhood. Fenian Brotherhood founded in America. 1861 Beginning of American Civil War. 1863 ...

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... , economic and social landscape of Northern Ireland pre-1969, can be compared with "powder-keg" Europe before World War I. There was no one factor that led to troubles in Northern Ireland, but was rather a culmination of circumstances and events stemming from the dominance of Protestants in the region. The establishment of the Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association and the Campaign for Social Justice ... emigrate maintaining the two thirds Unionist majority and therefore power of Protestants in the North. The conditions and inequality in housing were one of the major driving forces be...

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... predisposed Ireland to starvation There were many repressive societal conditions under which the Irish peasants were forced to live and as a result became dependent on the potato. "Prior to 1845, Pre starvation Ireland was characterized by primitive technology, a colonial social organization dictated by an exploitive political policy, and an economic system that did not reinvest in Ireland." Under the colonial system ... took advantage of Ireland's resources. Over the next ten years, grain and livestock, exported from Ireland, fed the British army and the factory workers who produced war...

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• Grade Level: High School