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The Political Outcome of the United Kingdom After the First World War

conscription played a massive part in aggravating the situation in Ireland and because the Irish did not feel equal citizens they didn't feel part of a single nation called you know British. That changes after the First World War doesn't it so you constantly having to battle with this reality of where does loyalty lie within your state I think it really does expose vulnerabilities particularly in these multinational states. It goes a long way to explaining why the United Kingdom ends as the Union that was created in 1800Yeah you leads to the partition and creation in Northern Ireland yeah.

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