The first World War created the opportunity, the Irish Republican Brotherhood provided the means' Is this an adequate explanation to an extent as the First World War did provide the right opportunity as the Republican slogan at the time was England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity'. Yes the IRB did prove the means to an extent, however there are other factors such as Ulster resistance to Home Rule, New Nationalism, The Military Council, Pearse and Connolly and Britain. All these factors played a part in providing the right conditions for the outbreak of the 1916 Rising.
The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 provided the IRB revolutionaries with the opportunity to strike at England during her greatest difficulty in her history. WW1 spilt the Home Rule movement into two different camps, those who supported the war and those who didn't. The war also caused many Home Rulers to question Home Rule, under Home Rule they would still have to fight in a war for Britain, many began to......
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