Internment Flashcards
Why was internment introduced
Continuing violence and pressure on Brian Faulkner from his own party to do something
Nationalist reactions to internment
-it became the focus of civil rights campaigns
-IRA support increased everywhere
-SDLP withdrew from local government in protest
-Civil rights marches restarted (Bloody Sunday)
-Irish Prime Minister called for removal of Stormomt
Unionist reactions to Internment
-unpleasant but necessary
-Loyalist violence increased to combat PIRA
-UDA formed September 1971
-UVF bombing increased
-Internment unsuccessful as the most wanted people had escaped arrest
Nationalist Rections to Bloody Sunday Jan 30th 1972
-outpouring of grief
-parachute regiment carried out unprovoked attack
-Hostility towards stormont increased
-Increase in IRA membership and support
-British Embassy building in Dublin burnt down
Unionist reactions to Bloody Sunday
-shocked and saddened
-victims not completely innocent as the March was illegal and there was IRA presence
-Due to IRA Violence the Ulster Vanguard was formed
-Large demonstration in Belfast to exhibit Unionist discontent
Reasons for Direct Rule
-Unionist rule was not effective
-Large increase in violence after Bloody Sunday and Bloody Friday
Unionist Reactions to Direct Rule
-Betrayed by Government
-Huge demonstrations were held
-strikes and shutdown’s
-Increase in support for loyalist paramilitaries such as UDA
-Unhappy that IRA had achieved shutting down Stormont
Nationalist reactions to Direct rule
-Pleased at end of Unionist control
-IRA ceasefire
-1972 became blackest year of the troubles
-IRA then opposed direct rule as they viewed it as Britain trying to claim the Irish Country
-Ceasefire ends and IRA wants to push Britain out of Northern Ireland
-NICRA and Peoples democracy continue rights for reform
-IRA happy with shutting down Stormont
