1990-1997

Question 1

Evidence of continued Violence

Answer 1

• IRA fired motor bombs at 10 Downing Street from a parked van - start of an IRA bombing campaign in Britain
• In March 1993, two children were killed and 50 injured or killed by bombs left in rubbish bins in Warrington, Cheshire
• Atrocities continued in NI - 8 protestants were killed in Jan 1982 working at a British army base.
• Even after the Downing Street Declaration violence continued by extremists - Downing Street and Canary Wharf

Question 2

Evidence of movement towards peace

Answer 2

• John Major worked well with the leader of the Irish Republic, Albert Reynolds. They Signed an agreement December 1993 called the Downing Street Declaration.
• The loyalists announced a ceasefire in 1994
• The IRA announced a ceasefire in 1994 as a result of the negotiations Major made
• Protest movements against violence in London, Dublin and Belfast.