Hunger Strikes 1980 1982 Flashcards
the hunger strikes of WHEN AND WHEN were to restore WHAT
1980 and 1981
restore special category status
special category status had been removed frkm the prisoners in NI WHEN
1976
hunger strikes were a traditional what
Republican tactic what worked in the past
previous attempts to win back special category status such as the WHAT and HAD WHAT
Blanket protest and the dirty protest
had failed
the 1981 hunger strike took place WHY
Republican prisoners were angry at not receiving concessions they thought they had won after the 1980 hunger strike
Republicans needed new WHAT
tactics
hunger strikes were a way of attracting WHAT
sympathy and support for Republican cause
violence took place during the hunger strikes im which HOW many died
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nationalist showed their sympathy for who , WHEN
the hunger strikers
when bobby sands IRA commander on the H block was elected for MP for fermanagh south Tyrone
nationalist showed their support for the hunger strikers WHEN
the funerals of Sands and others who died were attended by nationalists in large numbers
bobby sands WHAT was elected for MP for fermanagh south Tyrone after sands death
election agent
nationalists showed their support for the hunger strikers beliefs when who was elected for MP west Belfast
Gerry Adams 1983
sinn feins vote in those elections WHAT
increased significantly
sinn fein was campaigning for WHAT
issues that had been supported by hunger strikers
nationalist believed the British government had badly what
mishandled the whole affair
