Irish Republican Army

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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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-republican-army

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 declared army of?The revolutionary Irish Republic proclaimed by Dáil Éireann in 1919
2. What was the original Irish Republican Army and when did it start?The original IRA, called the 'old IRA', began in 1917 and joined many volunteer groups to fight for Ireland's independence.
3. Why did the IRA fight against the British?They wanted Ireland to be its own country, free from British rule, and used guerrilla tactics during the War of Independence.

Irish Republicanism: A political ideology advocating for an independent, united Irish republic, free from British rule.
Anti-Imperialism: Opposition to imperial or colonial expansion and control by one country over others.
Paramilitary Organization: A group that is separate from the state's official armed forces but operates with military structures and tactics.
Partition: The division of a country or territory into separate parts, as occurred with Ireland in 1921.