Was Portugal neutral during World War 1?

Answer 1

No, Ireland was part of of the United Kingdom at this time although there was big Independence movement.

*edit* There were two Irelands during World War Two. The Free State of Ireland (south, now the Republic of Ireland) and Northern Ireland, still under British rule.

Answer 2

There were several reasons for Irish Neutrality during the Second World War. Firstly, Eire was economically and militarily quite a weak and inefficient country. Patrick Keatinge in his book The Formation of Irish Foreign Policy described Ireland as a "small and weak state." As a result of this, it could be argued that Eire would only have been a burden to Britain. The fact that Ireland was basically defenceless with no navy, a tiny airforce and an army consisting of 6,000 underequipped regulars accentuates this theory. Secondly, de Valera wanted to use neutrality to demonstrate Irish sovereignity from Britain as 26 counties of Ireland has recently achieved dominion status from England. Thirdly, neutrality was popular at home and if Ireland entered the war on the British side there would have been an increased risk of terrorism from the I.R.A. who were extremely anti-British. Also the image of British soldiers in Ireland was unacceptable to most Irish people.

Answer 3

the role Ireland played in ww1 was some men signed up for employment some to help free their country and grant home rule others to fight for the British army but most of them joined up for political reasons some men joined up for perceived justice

Answer 4

The US wanted to stay neutral throughout World War 1, but was dragged into the conflict due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann telegraph. The Zimmermann telegraph asked Mexico for support in the case of a war with the US. The US declared war in 1917, but really only fought in 1918.

Answer 5

The Irish were promised independence by the English for fighting the Germans in WW1 which never happened, so the Irish Republic sat out WW2 after its independence in the 1920s. Germany actually wanted Ireland to stay neutral and sent arms to the Irish to defend its border whom ever was the attacker. England consider an invasion of Ireland as it feared the Germans would invade Ireland to stage an attack on Great Britian.

Answer 6

Irish men fought for the English army in ww1

Answer 7

Yes No