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Steps to Irish Civil War - Coggle Diagram
Steps to Irish Civil War
Reactions to Treaty
Britain
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gov applauded, Bonar Law happy + LG
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Ireland
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Dev tried and failed to sack Barton, Collins + Griffith from Dail, publicly announced opposition to treaty
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Dev issued public proclamation that Cabinet split and couldn't recommend Treaty to Irish people or Dail
Treaty Debates
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Dev knew if Dail passed Treaty, public referendum would back it, plan to try and engineer defeat for Treaty and go back to external association
turned to issue of national status-Dev produced alternative "Doc No,2"
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Griffith argued republic never available, Treaty gave Ireland equality w/England
Dev argued external association was not far enough away from dominion status to make British go back to war, + symbolism where British monarch was direct Irish monarch-too much
Collins argued most passionately for acceptance-republic never option from moment SF agreed to go to London
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Dail broke for Christmas, after found that many were pro-treaty, Irish press, Catholic Hierarchy in favour as 24 County Councils
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Dev resigned as president but stood against Griffith in hopes he'd be re-elected + sack pro-Treaty Cabinet ministers- lost out 60-58
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