ABOD (DBQ) Flashcards

1
Q

what do ulster protestants believe they have?

A

a distinctive cultural identity

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2
Q

what became a crucial element of their cultural identity?

A

the annual marches

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3
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what did the annual marches become?

A

a crucial element of their cultural identity

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4
Q

what did the ABOD march of August 12th 1969 lead to?

A

the Battle of the Bogside

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5
Q

What become the focal point of Catholic misgivings about their mistreatment as second-class citizens?

A

the ABOD

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6
Q

what is seen by many as the start of the troubles?

A

the Battle of the Bogside

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7
Q

what began in 1688?

A

the jacobite-Williamite war

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8
Q

when did the Jacobite-Williamite war begin?

A

1688

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9
Q

where did protestants from across Ulster take refuge during the war?

A

in the walled city of Derry

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10
Q

who ordered the protestants to open let his troops in?

A

James’ army commander

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11
Q

what did 13 Apprentice boys shout?

A

“no surrender”

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12
Q

what did the 13 Apprentice boys do?

A

they locked the gates of Derry against the advancing army

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13
Q

what happened when the army commander ordered the protestants to let his troops in?

A

the city’s leaders debated

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14
Q

how long did the siege last?

A

105 days

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15
Q

how many protestants died over the course of the siege?

A

over 4000

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16
Q

what did the protestants die of?

A

either starvation or disease

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17
Q

what has always held a special place in the hearts of Unionists?

A

the endurance and fortitude of Derry’s citizens during the siege of Derry and the annual commemorations held there

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18
Q

for decades their commemorations did what?

A

passed off peacefully

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19
Q

when did tensions begin to rise?

A

from the mid 1960s

20
Q

what was the cause of these rising tensions in the mid 1960s?

A

grievances of Derry’s Catholics growing

21
Q

what did the siting of Northern Ireland’s second university in Coleraine rather than Derry confirm in the minds of many?

A

the so-called ‘West of the Bann’ policy

22
Q

what was also a grave injustice? (2 details)

A

-the gerymandering unionist majority on Derry city council
-unemployment was highest in the Catholic Bogside of the city

23
Q

correspondingly, what was also a concern to Unionists?

A

the growth of NICRA

24
Q

what did Unionist fear for as a result of the growth of NICRA?

A

the status quo in their “sacred” city

25
Q

what was there once again?

A

a sense of Unionists under siege

26
Q

what was evidence of Unionist being under siege?

A

the banning of a Civil Rights march in October 1968

27
Q

did the civil rights marches still go ahead?

A

yes

28
Q

who captured the scenes of the illegal marches?

A

RTE cameraman Gay O brien

29
Q

where was the footage seen of the illegal marches?

A

all around the world

30
Q

what did the footage of the marches show?

A

showed peaceful civil rights protesters being beaten with batons and kicked by police officers

31
Q

who organised a march from Belfast to Derry?

A

The People’s democracy movement

32
Q

when did the People’s Democracy Movement organise the march from Belfast to derry?

A

New Year’s day 1969

33
Q

what did the People’s Democracy Movement organising the march from Belfast to derry do?

A

further intensified tensions

34
Q

what happened on the fourth day of the People’s Democracy march?

A

the peaceful protesters were attacked with sticks and stones by a loyalist mob

35
Q

where were the peaceful protesters attacked (People’s Democracy)?

A

Burntollet Bridge outside Derry

36
Q

did the RUC do anything?

A

No

37
Q

who died in the lead up to the Apprentice Boys march?

A

Catholic Sammy Devenney

38
Q

what did Sammy Devenney die as a result of?

A

injuries from a RUC beating in April

39
Q

what did Residents vow to do?

A

not allow the RUC into the Bogside ever again

40
Q

what did the Apprentice boys throw from the walls onto the bogside?

A

pennies

41
Q

what did young catholics retaliate with?

A

stones and petrol bombs

42
Q

what ensued between police and nationalists?

A

a riot

43
Q

what did RUC do once the young catholics retaliated with petrol bombs and stones?

A

they charged into the Bogside

44
Q

who were called in to relieve the exhausted police?

A

The B specials

45
Q

after 4 days of rioting, what had happened?

A

-7 people had died (5 catholic)
- 180 premises burnt out (mostly catholic owned)

46
Q

what did the British Government do when riots across the North?

A

they sent troops in to restore law and order, to protect nationalists and to keep the peace

47
Q

what is the Battle of the Bogside seen by most experts as?

A

the day the Troubles began