Anglo-Irish Treaty.pptxVIP

Pro-Treaty or Anti-Treaty?Background IntroductionBy the spring of 1921, the War of Independence was getting over more bitter, with more death and destruction. The British government chose a compromise and organized a partition of Ireland:the southern 26 counties— “free state”the 6 north-eastern counties— remain a part of the UKPro-Treaty side: the Treaty was the best deal possibleDail Eireann was splitAnti-Treaty side: Ireland had fought the War to create a republic and anything less was untenableThe Pro-Treaty side prevailed and Irish signed the TreatyIrish Civil War Began on 28 June,1922I