Explain if ww1 was a beer fight?
Germany, Austria and Italy are standing together in the middle of a pub when Serbia bumps into Austria and spills Austria’s pint. Austria demands Serbia buy it a complete new suit because there are splashes on its trouser leg. Germany expresses its support for Austria’s point of view. Britain recommends that everyone calm down a bit. Serbia points out that it can’t afford a whole suit, but offers to pay for the cleaning of Austria’s trousers. Russia and Serbia look at Austria. Austria asks Serbia who it’s looking at. Russia suggests that Austria should leave its little brother alone. Austria inquires as to whose army will assist Russia in compelling it to do so. Germany appeals to Britain that France has been looking at it, and that this is sufficiently out of order that Britain should not intervene. Britain replies that France can look at who it wants to, that Britain is looking at Germany too, and what is Germany going to do about it? Germany tells Russia to stop looking at Austria, or Germany will render Russia incapable of such action. Britain and France ask Germany whether it’s looking at Belgium. Turkey and Germany go off into a corner and whisper. When they come back, Turkey makes a show of not looking at anyone. Germany rolls up its sleeves, looks at France, and punches Belgium. France and Britain punch Germany. Austria punches Russia. Germany punches Britain and France with one hand and Russia with the other.
How could the UK have kept Ireland?
I think there are two real answers here;Never breaking from Rome. If England had remained Roman Catholic the diversions, mistrust and fear would never of fermented.Not fighting in WW1. Ireland was due to obtain home rule in 1916 but this was suspended due to the war. Also all the moderate leaders joined up and most died in the war, leaving a vacuum filled by extremists like De Valera and Collins.Obviously with any counterfactual history there are lots of variables. For example if the British forces hadn’t treated those involved in the Easter Rising public opinion in Ireland might of swung so hard against them, as the Irish population initially opposed the rising.
Was Ireland an allied power during WW1 ?
No. It was part of UK. Ireland was divided , thousands served in WW1 but many wanted United Ireland and there was an uprising against British rule in 1916.
How was Ireland affected by World War 1 and 2?
During World War 1, Ireland was still fully part of the British empire. So, many Irishmen went off to join the British army and fight for the United Kingdom. Many Irish people believed that by fighting for the empire, they would show loyalty and might have more freedom after the war was over.Before WW1, Ireland was in line to be given more independence, but the war postoned this.So, in April 1916, there was a rebellion in Dublin, which was armed and supported by Germany. Some rebels took over some key buildings in Dublin and declared independence. This rebellion (called the Easter Rising) was soon suppressed by the British. But the brutal execution of the rebels by the British made public opinion turn in favour of Irish independence .In 1921, after a War of Independence and a Civil War, Ireland was granted self-rule, for 26 counties.During the 1930s, shortly before World War 2, Britain handed back 6 ports to the Irish Republic. The British later regretted this during WW2, because the Irish Republic stayed neutral during the war. The British did consider invading Ireland to seize the ports. Especially when the German U-boats were destroying a lot of British shipping. But the British refrained from this.Hitler himself, did consider invading Ireland, and the Irish Republican Army did collude with the Nazis to try to bring down the Irish government. But this was thwarted and some IRA members were executed for treason.Despite Irish neutrality, Dublin was bombed once by accident by the German air force. And, when Hitler killed himself in April 1945, our Prime Minister, Eamon de Valera, shamefully sent his condolences to the German embassy.Overall, the Irish record during WW2 is pretty shameful. We sat on the sidelines while the rest of the civilised world tried to destroy fascist evil.But in WW1, more Irish people were loyal to the British empire and fought on its side. A small minority rebelled however, and this contributed to eventual Irish independence.
Was Ireland involved in any of the following: WW1, WW2, and the Cold War. If so, where did you get your info?
Yes there were many Irish regiments fighting in WWI. Found you a link for that. In WWII there were Republican volunteers with the British/American/Canadian army as most democratic nations saw a common foe in fascism. There was however also a small number who fought for Hitler too. But they really were a small number! However there were many soldiers and sailors from Northern Ireland who were fighting in WWII and are fighting in conflicts right up to today.
How was ww1 fought?
this war was a case of old tactics with new firepower. machine guns and artillery changed the battlefield, but the armys only had old tactics. early in the war, thousands of soldiers were sent in waves to there deaths against much smaller numbers of machine guns. when the powers realized that a breakthough in the lines was not very possible, they dug in to protect what they have, and gaurd against counter attacks. many attacks attempting a breakthough were made, like verdun or ypres. these failed with horrible casualties on both sides. i think the war was like this because of lack of mobility. only railroads could move troops in large numbers and fast speeds. armies were still using horses and mules for transport, and the tank (invented during the war to move against machine guns) only moved like 2 mph. there was no fast way to attack across no-mans land, only to run or ride horseback. the attacks started with days of artillery strikes on the portion of the line where you were going to attack in order to destroy barbed wire and machine gun nests (this also allerted the enemy that you were going to attack there...oops). shortly after the thousands of shells were fired, the men climbed out of the trenches to the other side. normally any gains made were marginal, only gaining like a couple miles. the breakthrough that the germans and french hoped for never happened. This was just the western front. the eastern front of germany/austria/ottoman vs. russia was much more wide open, with much more manuvering. it basically plays out that russia beats up on austria, and germany beats up on russia. germany advanced far into russian territory under the leadership of ludendorff and hindenburg, and wreak havoc on the russian army. russia is knocked out of the war from the bolshevic reolution, so germany again turned its entire focus to the western front.
Why was Ireland neutral during both world wars?
As others have pointed out, Ireland (as part of the UK) was not neutral during World War I. Over 200,000 Irishmen served and almost 50,000 gave their lives. These included career soldiers (such as my great-grandfather), Ulster loyalists who joined up to demonstrate commitment to the Empire, and Irish nationalists who enlisted so that “small nations might be free.”Ireland remained neutral in World War II for reasons that included: (a) utter war weariness after the War of Independence (1919–21), the Civil War (1922–23), and the perceived threat of renewed civil war during the Blueshirt-IRA clashes of the 1930s; (b) continuing animosity towards Great Britain, to the extent that joining the Allies would have split the country and perhaps sparked a new civil war (it is believed that even several members of De Valera’s cabinet would have rebelled); and (c) an inability to bear the cost of war, with the economy not having yet recovered from the devastation of 1919–23 as well as De Valera’s “economic war” against Britain in the 1930s.It should be noted that Ireland’s wartime neutrality was heavily one sided. The army and police intelligence units kept tabs on German agents in Ireland and shared information with the British; similarly the Irish meteorological service freely shared vital weather information with its British counterpart; De Valera secretly arranged for at least 100,000 workers to go to England to serve in essential industries, freeing up Britons for military service; Irish fire brigades were sent to Belfast to help in the aftermath of German bombing raids; and downed British (and later, American) airmen were given a cup of tea and put on the train to Belfast, whereas their German counterparts were interned at the Curragh army camp for the duration of the war.For a good account of Ireland’s strange WW II neutrality, I recommend Behind The Green curtain: T.Dwyer: 9780717146383: Amazon.com: Books
Why did Southern Ireland harbor German ships in WW1?
It didn't. There was no “Southern Ireland” during World War I. All of the island of Ireland was part of the United Kingdom for the duration of the war (and had been since 1801). Southern Ireland existed only for a brief period in 1921–22, having been brought into existence under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. It never functioned as a viable political entity and was superseded by the Irish Free State established under the Anglo-Irish Treaty. (The Free State later evolved into the Republic of Ireland.)Had any German ships approached Irish harbors during World War I, they would have been attacked and either captured or sunk by the Royal Navy.