Irish nationalism

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/irish-nationalism

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the contemporary goal?Continued advocacy for the reunification of Ireland into a single sovereign state
2. Why did Irish people want to revive their language and culture?They believed that Irish language, music, sports, and literature show a unique identity separate from Britain. Reviving them helped people feel proud and united.
3. When did Ireland become independent and what happened to the north?In 1922, the Irish Free State was created after the Anglo‑Irish Treaty. Six northern counties stayed with Britain, creating Northern Ireland.

National Self-determination: The principle that a nation has the right to freely determine its own political status and pursue its own economic, social, and cultural development.
Popular Sovereignty: The doctrine that the legitimacy of a state is created and sustained by the consent of its people, through their elected representatives.
Ethno-religious lines: Divisions based on shared ethnicity, culture, and religious beliefs, often influencing political boundaries and identities.