When did the Republic of Ireland join the EC?（）……

单项选择题Since independence the Irish Republic has adhered to（）.

A.a policy of protectionism
B.a policy of containment
C.a policy of military alliance
D.a policy of neutrality and nonalignment

单项选择题On Easter Monday,April 18,1949,Eire became the Republic of Ireland,formally free of allegiance to the British crown and no longer a member of（）.

A.the Commonwealth of Nations　
B.the United Nations
C.the NATO　
D.the EC

单项选择题The creation of Northern Ireland dates from（）.when the Irish Free State was set up.

A.1916
B.1921
C.1937
D.1949

单项选择题Irish nationalism climaxed in（）.in which an Irish Republic was proclaimed.

A.the massacre of Drogheda
B.the Easter Uprising of 1916
C.the battle of the Borne(1690)
D.the Chartist Movement

单项选择题Who was the first English king to bring all Ireland under English control?（）

A.Henry II.
B.Henry III.
C.Henry VIII.
D.James II.