History A-Level
War, Home Rule and dominion status
What War, Home Rule and dominion status means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of War, Home Rule and dominion status
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The Home Rule bill of 1914 passed the Commons but was suspended by war, and the Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922 confirmed dominion status for the south.
Topics that use War, Home Rule and dominion status
- Paper 3, Option 36.2: Ireland and the Union, c1774–1923 - 2 British reaction: from resistance to acceptance (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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