How America Backed the 1916 Easter Rising

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<p>‘O April 24, 1916, some 1,600 rebellio -mi e Irish atio alists stage a prisi g, seeki g a e to Great Britai ’s r le i Irela . Slow to react at the start, the British r she troops across the Irish Sea a amasse a force of early 20,000 sol iers by the time the revol tio aries s rre ere six ays later.</p>
<p>O ce the smoke cleare , 485 people were ea —mostly civilia s—a more tha 2,600 wo e . Destr ctio of property, especially i ce tral D bli , was exte sive—$255 millio i to ay’s c rre cy by o e comp tatio .</p>
<p>Tho gh what’s ow k ow as the Easter Risi g was pla e a carrie o t i Irela , America playe a pivotal role i what happe e i the rebellio . The Proclamatio that was rea a o ci g “The Provisio al Gover me t of the Irish Rep blic” ame j st o e co try besi es Irela . The rep blica ca se, the oc me t ack owle ge , receive s pport from the “exile chil re i America.”’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.the ailybeast.com/articles/2016/04/24/how-america-backe -the-1916-easter-risi g.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: How America Backe the 1916 Easter Risi g</a></p>