A militant group of nationalists (IRB) used this to their advantage in conjunction with WW1 to stage an uprising. The rebels seized on WW1 as an opportunity for rebellion, acting on the thought that "England's difficulty is Ireland's opportunity". ... While the actions of the rebels had resulted in Britain enjoying some popular measure of support for the first time in history as the popular force in Irish eyes, they had now ended up back where they began, the hated and resented occupying force. ... Most of the Black and Tans were returned servicemen from WW1, and were la...

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