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Ch19-Outbreak Of The Troubles Flashcards

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When was NICRA founded?

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Jan 1967

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When was the first civil rights march? How many?

Where? Why? What happened? Leaders?

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24th August 1968; 2500 ppl
Coalisland-Dungannon; housing scandal in Caledon
Police barricade at Dungannon, 1500 loyalists behind. Protesters sat down, listened to speeches.
Betty Sinclair, chairperson of NICRA; Austin Currie; Gerry Fitt

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Quote by Betty Sinclair, chairperson of NICRA, at first protest

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What we have done today will go down in history

Showing the world we are a peaceful people asking for our own civil rights in an orderly manner

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4
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When was the Derry Housing Action Committee formed?

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Sep 1967, direct action , sit-ins and marches

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5
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Who was prominent in the Derry Housing Action Committee?

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Young socialist journalist from Derry, Eamon McCann

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6
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When was the Derry Civil Rights March? Background?

What happened? How many injured? Consequence?

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Saturday 5th Oct 1968; when they announced it App Boys immediately announced March too
Police attacked protesters with batons
77 injured
Violent clashes next two days

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7
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What leaders were injured at the march in Derry?

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Gerry Fitt, accompanied by 3MPs from British Labour Party struck on head
Austin Currie, Eddie McAteer - Stormomt nationalists

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8
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Who appeared the night of march in Derry on TV?

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William Craig, Minister of Home Affairs . Defended police , accused marchers to be communists, republicans +front for IRA

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9
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What organisation was formed after the march in Derry?

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Derry Citizens’ Action Committee, 4days after march

People’s Democracy, same day, Queen’s

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10
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Who did Harold Wilson summon to London?

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O’Neill, Brian Faulkner, William Craig

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When was the five-point programme announced ?

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22 Nov 1968

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Unionist reaction to five points programme

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Believed it was introduced as a result of nationalists breaking the law

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Nationalists response to five point programme

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Pleased; keep up pressure to gain more reforms

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14
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Ian Paisley posters before protest quote + when &where was it

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Armagh 30th November
For God and Ulster
SOS. To all Protestant religions.
Don’t let the Republicans, IRA and CRA make Armagh another Londonderry.

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When was O’Neill’s famous Ulster stands at the crossroads speech?

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9 Dec 1968

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16
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O’Neill famous speech quote , appealing to all NI

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What kind of Ulster do you want?
A happy respected province
or a place continually torn apart
by riots and demonstrations?

17
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Who attacked O’Neill’s speech?

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William Craig; sell-out to nationalists

Immediately sacked

18
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When did the violence at Burntollet Bridge take place? How many protesters? With what were they attacked? How many injured?

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4th Jan 1969 
March from Belfast to Derry 
Group of 50 protesters 
Sticks, stones, crowbars 
Dozens injured
19
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What area did the RUC invade the night of the violence at Burntollet Bridge?

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The nationalist Bogside area of Derry

20
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O’Neill’s tv speech after the Burntollet bridge incident

Date + quote

A

5 Jan 1969 ; praised RUC for having
“handled this most difficult situation
as fairly and firmly as they could.”

21
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In what other town were the marches becoming more violent as control passed to more radical young republicans?

A

Newry

22
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When did O’Neill announce the enquiry into recent disturbances? Who was it to be chaired by? And was the unionist response ?

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15 Jan 1969 ; chaired by Scottish judge Lord Cameron
Brian Faulkner resigned in protest
12 unionist MPs met and called for O’Neill’s resignation

23
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When did O’Neill call for a general election?

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24 Feb 1969

24
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Paisley cake within how many votes of defeating O’Neill in which constituency ?

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1,414 votes . In O’Neill’s own Bannside Constituency

25
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Statistic of how many unionists elected were def pro ONeill

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Of the 39 unionists elected, only 27 were def pro ONeill

26
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When & where did the UVF explosions take place that were supposed to remove O’Neill from power and end the reform programme?

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March and April 1969

Electricity stations and reservoirs

27
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When did O’Neill resign?

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28 April 1969

28
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When were there riots in several places during the orange marches, when Chichester Clark called an amnesty for offences during riots?

A

12th July 1969

29
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When was the Apprentice Boys of Derry parade supposed to be ?

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12 Aug 1969

30
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For how many days couldn’t the RUC enter the bogside area

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Two days

31
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When did Jack Lynch do a TV broadcast regarding the battle of the bogside

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13th aug 1969
It is evident that the stormont government
Is no longer in control of the situation “
The Irish govt can no longer Stand by
And see innocent people injured

32
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How long did the riot which resulted of Lynch’s speech last? How many cat and Protestants dead?how many premises burned?

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4 days
5 cat, 2 prot dead
180 premises burned

33
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When did rioting spread to Belfast and in which two areas?

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August 1969 , Lower Falls and Ardoine (Nat)

34
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When did the first British troop arrive in Derry?

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14 Aug 1969

35
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The loyalist riots in belfast after battle of the bogside , how many families fled? How many were catholic ?

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1850 fled ,

1505 were catholic

36
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What was the position of IRA in Belfast by 1969?

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Around 100 members, 24 guns

37
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When did the IRA convention that produced the split take place?

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Dec 1969

38
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The PROV IRA ignored the fact that how many unionists considered themselves to be British?

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1 mil

39
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Name two prominent members of the PROV IRA

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Ruairí Ó Brádaigh - leader of Prov. sinn fein

Joe Cahill

History LC 2022 (7 decks)

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