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Chapter 19
Ireland During World War II: The Emergency
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Neutrality | NEUTRALITY involves not fighting in a war and not supporting either side. |
| Why Was Ireland Neutral | Ireland was neutral because: Ireland wanted to continue to show its independence from Britain. Ireland was ill-prepared to fight in a war. Ireland’s economy was weak and would be further damaged by war. |
| What Countries Did Ireland Favour Even Tho They Were Neutral | while Ireland was officially neutral, the government did favour the Allies – Britain, France and the United States. |
| What was the Emergency Powers Act | Newspapers were strictly censored: they could not share any news that might show a bias towards any side. Plays, poetry and books were also censored. Even people’s post could be opened and examined if the government felt the need to do so. |
| Who was appointed Minister of Supplies for Ireland | Seán Lemass |
| What were people given to ration food, clothes, footwear and so forth | Ration Books |
| What did the Glimmer men do | Called to houses in towns and cities to check that people were not overusing their gas supplies |
| Was Northern Ireland Neutral | No, They Fought along side Britain |
| Were Conscription and Rationing compulsory in Northern Ireland | Rationing was Compulsory, Conscription was not |
| Why Did Companies such as Harland and Wolff (a shipyard Company) and Short Brothers (an aircraft factory) Boom | They Played Key roles in the war |
| How Did the war effect employment In Northern Ireland | Unemployment levels dropped by 20% to only 5% |
| Why was Belfast a major target city for Germany | Because of the amount of Industry in Belfast |
| Was the city protected from the Germans | The City was not protected because the government thought it was too far away for the German Bombers (Lutwaffe) |
| What was it called when Belfast got bombed and Some Details | Belfast Blitz 1,000 People died Factories such as Harland and Wolff were seriously damaged |
| What are the differences between how the north and south of Ireland was affected by the War | The south did not suffer heavy bombing and huge loss of life as the north did The economy in the south suffered while the north 's imoroved |
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JMahango
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