Hunger Strikes Flashcards
What is criminalisation
Those convicted would be treated the same as other criminals
What isUlsterisation
Increases the size of the RUC and UDR
Special Catergory status
Allowed prisoners who claimed they had broken the law for political reasons to be treated as prisoners of war. This was removed in March 1976 due to the criminalisation policy
What concessions were granted to the prisoners after hunger strikes
Allowed their own clothes
Increased number of prison visits
Greater degree of association allowed
50 percent reduction in sentences for those involved
Why was Anglo Irish agreement signed
-security for thatcher
-stem rise of Sinn Fein
-reduce support for IRA and reform security forces in NI
What were the key terms
-an intergovernmental conference
-a permanent secretariat
-devolution would only occur if there was an agreement on shared power
-BETTER CO-OPERATION BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH OVER SECURITY
Who supported the agreement and why
Nationalists such as the SDLP and Alliance supported it as well as the British Government apart from the Treasury minister
SDLP-happy there was more say from Ireland in the running of NI
-Lead to United Ireland
-protects Nationalists
-1 step closer to peace
Who opposed the agreement and why
Unionists- felt abandoned and betrayed by their own government and viewed thatcher as a traitor
Sinn Fein-made division in Ireland even more prominent as NI was recognised as its own country
How unionists opposed the agreement
Arranged rallies
Loyalist violence increased
Unionist day of action 3rd March 1986
15 MP’s resigned from Westminster 17th December 1985
Campaigns of Civil Disobedience
