The Troubles in Ireland

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The Irish War of Independence was a guerilla war between the Irish, who wanted their independence against the British Empire. For many centuries, Ireland had been under the British domination, and many a times, the Irish fought in order to get their independence, but unsuccessfully. The British government in 1870 proposed to Ireland the 'Home Rule' in order to give them more internal autonomy; however the House of lords never admitted it.

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[...] It was the beginning of the civil war which lasted from 1922 until The Irish Civil War (1922–1923): The Irish Civil War was a war between Irish separatists divided over the London Treaty was ratified by the Dáil Éireann in December 1921. Most of the population was for Arthur Griffith and Michael Collins, who were members of the first government of the Irish Free State, created by the treaty, and a minority following Éamon de Valera. The war erupted after the victory of supporters of the treaty elections in 1922. [...]

[...] The cost of war is still important; the destruction has cost million. In 1925, after trying in vain to bring Sinn Fein around himself to move the state toward a Free Republic, Éamon de Valera founded Fianna Fáil, who will have to dominate Irish politics to the present days. The Fine Gael, founded in 1933 by former supporters of the Treaty still remains the other major political party of the Republic of Ireland. The civil war has left its mark until today in the fight that will lead both parties to power. [...]

[...] This war has cost the lives of nearly Ireland. Much of the frameworks of the IRA were against the treaty, and therefore, De Valera tried to take control of it. The IRA was divided between opponents of the treaty and its creator, Michael Collins. The members of the IRA in favor of the treaty re-entered the ranks of the new organization of Michael Collins: the Irish National Army (INA). The battle in order to take control of the capital was extremely violent. [...]

[...] He wanted to intimidate the British forces, in order to destabilize them by all possible means. At the same time, the train drivers refuse to transport British soldiers throughout Ireland, thus effectively paralyzing the movement of troops from the Black and Tans and R.I.C. Victories, at the beginning were numerous and allow them gradually to take control of the country's rural areas, and place under the Dail Eireann authority. In that situation, the Black and Tans and R.I.C decided to sack every village on their way. [...]

[...] The first act of this war happened in 1916, it has been called Easter Rising”. It was the most significant uprising in Ireland since the rebellion of 1798. During seven days, Members of the Irish Volunteers and Irish Citizen Army fight against the British Empire, and proclaimed the Irish Republic independent of Britain. But at the end, the rising was suppressed, and their leaders were executed. These executions cause a real rupture in the opinion and the majority of Irish, initially hostile to the insurgency, now seem clearly siding with Irish nationalists. [...]