1916
Dublin rebellion year
1916 refers to a year in the early twentieth century, most often invoked in historical contexts.
In Irish history, it recalls the Easter Rising against British rule.
In world history, it evokes the middle of World War I, including the battles of the Somme and Verdun.
The 1916 Proclamation declared Irish independence.
Elongated ground excavations
- SommeFrench river, WWI battlefield
- VerdunWWI battleground city
- YpresFlemish city, wartime ruins
- no man's landUnowned space between enemies
artillery · infantry · mustard gas · casualties · frontline · U-boat · zeppelin · Jutland
Irish capital city
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- Irish RepublicSovereign state, Dublin capital
- independenceFreedom from external control
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
uprising · insurrection · martyrs · executions · Home Rule · British Army · occupation · resistance
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- Progressive EraUS social reform period
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
- silent filmSoundless motion picture
industrialization · imperialism · colonialism · modernism · automobiles · transatlantic · telegrams · Dadaism
trenches
Elongated ground excavations
no man's land · artillery · infantry · mustard gas · casualties · frontline · U-boat · zeppelin · Jutland · conscription
Dublin
Irish capital city
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- Irish RepublicSovereign state, Dublin capital
- independenceFreedom from external control
nationalism · uprising · insurrection · martyrs · executions · Home Rule · British Army · occupation · resistance · Michael Collins
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- Progressive EraUS social reform period
- suffrageRight to cast ballots
- ragtimeSyncopated piano genre
silent film · industrialization · imperialism · colonialism · modernism · automobiles · transatlantic · telegrams · Dadaism · Einstein
19161922
Early twenties year
Irish Free State · independence · 1949 · Republic of Ireland · self-determination