1.)There are two main groups in Ireland, these being Republicans and Unionists.

Republicans want Ireland to be free of British rule and for Ireland to be united within itself and have no connections with Britain.

Unionists support the union of Great Britain and Ireland and want it to stay that way.

Republicans believe that the conflict started way back in the history of Ireland. Observers believe that because Ireland has had a history of conflict then conflict is inevitable.

The way in which people involved in the conflict use history can feed the views of people of the present day who are re-fighting battles of the past.

However, the views of some historians is that the problem is not history itself but the way people use history. There is an important difference between what actually happened and the way that it is interpreted, and particularly the myths which develop from it.

Another difference between the Republicans and Unionists groups is when the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1922 was released, this resulted in a bitter war when the British government partitioned Ireland and created Northern Ireland it caused controversy.

2.)The Easter Rising of 1916 is very important in shaping the views of Republicans, Unionists, Protestants and Catholics.

If the IRA disarmed there would surely be a lower death rate and everyone would be happier so i think if each side would take one small step at a time maybe something could be sorted out but there needs to be give and take on both sides.

3.)The biggest problem which needs to be overcome is the major suspicion because both sides are so suspicious of each other they are reluctant to meet up and discuss a compromise.

The exact aims were unclear, some people suggest that its leader Padraig Pearse saw the rebellion as a "blood sacrifice". In other words he knew the rising was hopeless but he feared that without some action Republicanism would disappear in Ireland.

It also shaped the views of Republicans because most of these people were Catholic and obviously they supported the Catholic ascendancy. Catholics weren't allowed to attend Protestant churches and children of mixed marriages were to be brought up in the Catholic faith. In the 1960's Catholics supported civil rights movements but when the IRA took up arms the Catholic church was its worst critic.

It was not certain that this plan would work, the reasons being, firstly the original plan was that the rebellion should involve a much larger force than the rebels ended up with.

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