Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB)

Key term for OCR GCSE History B, used in Empire.

Definition

A secret, radical nationalist organisation that infiltrated the IVF committee to steer the movement toward complete physical force independence.

Exam Context

Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) appears in OCR GCSE History B revision content for Britain in Peace and War (1900–1918), especially Empire and Ireland.

Britain in Peace and War (1900–1918)Empire Ireland

Found in Revision Notes

Britain in Peace and War (1900–1918)

Ireland

Empire • Ireland

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Related Key Terms

Curragh Mutiny Home Rule Irish Nationalists Irish Volunteer Force (IVF)Militarisation of politics Paramilitarism Parliament Act (1911)"Rome Rule"

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