The 1916 Rising: Causes, Proclamation and Impact
Download an editable 5th Year History slideshow assessing the causes of the 1916 Rising and analysing the Proclamation as a source.
- Subject
- History
- Year group
- 5th Year
- Curriculum topic
- The Pursuit of Sovereignty, 1912–49
- Editable download
- PPTX
About this resource
Built for a clear, classroom-ready lesson.
Begin with Home Rule, the Volunteer split and IRB planning, then meet the Irish Volunteers, Irish Citizen Army and Cumann na mBan. Students follow the six days of the Rising, analyse the Proclamation and its seven signatories as a documents-based source, and assess how the executions at Kilmainham Gaol shifted public opinion, before debating whether the Rising was a failure or a turning point.
The sequence works as a complete lesson within The Pursuit of Sovereignty, 1912–49, or as DBQ preparation. Edit the PowerPoint to add primary-source extracts, your own exam-style questions or local 1916 connections before presenting it to your class.
Learning objectives
- Assess the long-term and short-term causes of the Rising.
- Analyse the Proclamation as a historical source.
- Evaluate how the executions changed public opinion.
What’s included
- 18 classroom-ready slides
- Causes, participants and timeline of the Rising
- Proclamation analysis with DBQ framing
- Discussion prompt, model answer, quiz and summary
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