beginning of the troubles in Northern Ireland

Question 1

what’s a unionist/loyalist?

Answer 1

they support the union of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland to form the UK

Question 2

what’s a nationalist/republican?

Answer 2

someone who supports a united ireland that is not part of the UK

Question 3

when was northern ireland formed?

Answer 3

1921

Question 4

who were the apprentice boys?

Answer 4

a loyalist organisation who march annually to commemorate the closing of the gates to derry

Question 5

what religion was associated with the IRA?

Answer 5

-catholicism

Question 6

what was the religious dynamic of ireland and northern ireland?

Answer 6

-most irish were catholic
-most northern irish were protestant

Question 7

why did tensions increase in the 1960s?

Answer 7

-lots of catholics in northern ireland were being discriminated against, because N.I was dominated by protestant unionists
-the electoral boundaries had been deliberately drawn to prevent catholics from being elected
-accusations that N.I police force were biased against catholics

Question 8

what happened in 1964?

Answer 8

emergence of the civil rights movement in northern ireland
-unionists feared that the IRA would start a new campaign
-paramilitary organisations were set up to defend the union

Question 9

what happened in 1968?

Answer 9

-civil rights marches to protest against discrimination towards catholics
-marchers were attacked by loyalists
-catholics said the N.I police force failed to protect them

Question 10

what happened in 1969?

Answer 10

-loyalist apprentice boys held their annual march in derry
12-14th of august 1969
-they were attacked by nationalists/republicans in a catholic area
-N.I police force tried to storm the area but there was still 2 days of rioting
-pictures released of police officers beating catholics
-british army brought in on the 14th
-known as the battle of the bogside