Early Discrimanguon And Feelings Of Tension In The 1960’s Flashcards
What were the 3 main causes of tension
-Housing Allocation
-Job Allocation
-Voting Allocation (one man one vote)
What is gerrymandering
The fixing of electoral boundaries to benefit one party.
Background Information on Captain Terrence O’Neill
He was CHOSEN not ELECTED by senior members in the OUP not elected by the party (they wanted Brian Faulkner)
He was wealthy with a strong English accent and a member of the aristocracy
He was not popular with many unionists
What were Economic successes.
-900 mil invested into the economy
-Overseas companies started to invest
-New university in Coleraine
-New Hospital
-New Motorway (created 30,000 jobs)
-Increase in public housing
-Electricity agreement
What were Economic failures?
Many felt Craigavon was a poor name choice and should have been in the depressed West of the Bann
The Ministry of Development failed to develop West of the Bann
How did O’Neil try to build relations with Northern Nationalists
-Visited Archbishop of Armagh
-Visited schools and hospitals run by the Catholic Church
-Made the UVF illegal
-He increased Government funding to schools and hospitals
What were aims/demands of NICRA
-fair allocation of houses
-end special powers act
-end discrimination in allocation of Jobs
-end gerrymandering
-one man one vote
-B Specials disbanded
How did NICRA Try to achieve their aims
-Peaceful protests
-songs and placards to highlight their aims
-organised sit ins at council houses
How did Unionists View NICRA
-Front for the IRA
-Wanted a United Ireland
-Protestants also lived in poor housing
Was NICRA effective
-one man one vote not achieved
-B specials still around
-Special Powers act only reviewed
-still discrimination in gov jobs
Who were the Peoples Democracy
A more radical student group with the same aims as NICRA formed by Bernadette Devlin and Michael Farrel
Burntollet bridge Jan 1969
Reasons for O’Neils resignation
5 point form made Unionists unhappy
Increase in violence eg UVF
NICRA and Peoples Democracy marches
Pressure from his own party
Resignation from Brian Faulkner
