History A-Level
Impact of failed rebellions on public opinion
What Impact of failed rebellions on public opinion means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The 1848 rebellion was crushed, but the 1867 Fenian Rising and subsequent executions aroused lasting public sympathy and momentum for future home rule campaigns.
Topics that use Impact of failed rebellions on public opinion
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 1 Irish nationalism: from agitation to civil war (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Catholic emancipation and religious grievances
- Constitutional nationalism vs physical force
- Home Rule
- Home Rule League
- Irish Parliamentary Party
- UVF
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