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Mind Map by Niamh Tracey, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Niamh Tracey
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Eire's Neutrality
- Attempts to
persuade Eire to
enter the War
- As early as April 1939, de
Valera declared that Eire would
stay neutral if war broke out
- Eire was the only member
of the British
Commonwealth not to go to
war with Germany
- De Valera knew most people in Eire
were not pro-German but neither
were they pro-British. Some people
actually favoured helping Britain to
fight Germany
- Only neutrality could hold the balance between
these groups. Staying neutral would not be easy
for Eire as it had strong economic links and it was
geographically close to Britain.
- British merchant ships supplied Eire with coal and other
essential raw materials
- British merchant ships supplied Eire with coal and other
essential raw materials
- De Valera knew most people in Eire
were not pro-German but neither
were they pro-British. Some people
actually favoured helping Britain to
fight Germany
- As early as April 1939, de
Valera declared that Eire would
stay neutral if war broke out
- British attempts to
persuade Eire to join
the war
- When the Germans defeated and occupied
France in June 1940, Britain and its empire
stood alone against Hitler
- The Birtish need all the help they could
get, especially as the USA was still
neutral. Eire could provide much
needed air and naval bases for the
British to use in the Battle of the
Atlantic and to defend Britain from
invasion
- The Birtish need all the help they could
get, especially as the USA was still
neutral. Eire could provide much
needed air and naval bases for the
British to use in the Battle of the
Atlantic and to defend Britain from
invasion
- Attempt 1 (June 1940)
- In June 1940 after Germany defeated France and Britain withdrew from Dunkirk the
British tried to persuade Eire to join them in a defensive agreement. They proposed
that if Eire allowed access to ports in Eire and British planes to be stationed in some
areas they would provide equipment for the Irish army and agree to a united
Ireland ' at an early date '. When Craigavon heard of this he was outraged
- De Valera rejected the offer anyway for two
reasons- 1. At this stage it looked like Germany
was going to win the war 2. He felt that if Eire did
enter the war, it would lose its independance
- In June 1940 after Germany defeated France and Britain withdrew from Dunkirk the
British tried to persuade Eire to join them in a defensive agreement. They proposed
that if Eire allowed access to ports in Eire and British planes to be stationed in some
areas they would provide equipment for the Irish army and agree to a united
Ireland ' at an early date '. When Craigavon heard of this he was outraged
- Attempt Two (December 1941)
- When the Japanese attacked Pearl harbour on the 7th
December 1941, Germany also declared war on the
USA. Churchill tried again to persuade de Valera now
that both Britain and the USA were fighting. He said in
a telegram 'Now or never "A Nation Once Again" '
Again de Valera declined
- When the Japanese attacked Pearl harbour on the 7th
December 1941, Germany also declared war on the
USA. Churchill tried again to persuade de Valera now
that both Britain and the USA were fighting. He said in
a telegram 'Now or never "A Nation Once Again" '
Again de Valera declined
- Attempt Three (1942)
- In Mid 1942 the Battle of Britain was at its peak and German U-boats were sinking
a lot of allied merchant ships in the Atlantic. Churchill asked de Valera for the
return of the Treaty ports to Britain so that the Royal Navy could use them as
bases for their convoy escort ships.
- In Mid 1942 the Battle of Britain was at its peak and German U-boats were sinking
a lot of allied merchant ships in the Atlantic. Churchill asked de Valera for the
return of the Treaty ports to Britain so that the Royal Navy could use them as
bases for their convoy escort ships.
- When the Germans defeated and occupied
France in June 1940, Britain and its empire
stood alone against Hitler
- Benevolent Neutrality
- Although Eire was neutral it was biased towards the Allies
- The Donegal Air Corridor- With a secret deal in January 1941, de Valera
allowed the RAF to overfly part of County Donegal. This avoided a 100 mile
detour and allowed the planes to patrol an extra 100 miles
- De Valera sent 13 fire engines and 71 firemen from
Eire to help during the Blitz (April-May1941)
- As Eire was meant to be neutral they were supposed to imprison any
servicemen from countries involved in the war who ended up on its soil.
However Eire allowed allied men to 'escape' across the border while
German pilots and sailors were imprisoned
- In February 1945 de Valera gave the British permission to build secret Radar bases in Eire
- 43,000 people from Eire joined the BAF, including 5000 that left the Irish army to join
- In February 1945 de Valera gave the British permission to build secret Radar bases in Eire
- The Donegal Air Corridor- With a secret deal in January 1941, de Valera
allowed the RAF to overfly part of County Donegal. This avoided a 100 mile
detour and allowed the planes to patrol an extra 100 miles
- Although Eire was neutral it was biased towards the Allies
- Strict Neutrality
- Dealing with the IRA - The IRA was one of the biggest threats to Eire's neutrality. The IRA attacks could have provoked Britain to
enter Eire and cause war between the to countries. De Valera to prevent this arrested and interned suspected IRA members in
Eire. IRA violence stopped by 1943
- De Valera rejected attempts by the British to persuade him to allow allies to use airfields and ports
- The Allies demanded that de Valera close the german ambassodars office in Dublin as they thought spies used these. De Valera refused
- The Allies demanded that de Valera close the german ambassodars office in Dublin as they thought spies used these. De Valera refused
- When Hitler committed suicide de Valera visited the embassy in Dublin to offer his condolences. The allies were furious but de Valera justified it by saying he was being even handed
- Strict censorship was imposed by the Irish press to stop any public expression of opinion which might favor one side or the other
- Strict censorship was imposed by the Irish press to stop any public expression of opinion which might favor one side or the other
- De Valera rejected attempts by the British to persuade him to allow allies to use airfields and ports
- Dealing with the IRA - The IRA was one of the biggest threats to Eire's neutrality. The IRA attacks could have provoked Britain to
enter Eire and cause war between the to countries. De Valera to prevent this arrested and interned suspected IRA members in
Eire. IRA violence stopped by 1943
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