Northern Ireland Flashcards
Where was Northern Ireland’s parliament?
Stormont, Belfast
Who was Northern Ireland’s first prime minister? When?
James Craig
1920
How many MPs did Northern Ireland’s parliament send to Westminster? When?
12 in 1920
Who led Nationalists in Northern Ireland?
Joseph Devlin
Give examples of sectarianism in Northern Ireland.
-Orange Order
-RUC
-B-Specials
Explain Nationalists position in Northern Ireland’s parliament?
Why was this bad?
Nationalists refused to take their seats in parliament as a form of protest against the new state.
This was bad as it left the Unionist Party without any opposition.
What was the Orange Order?
An organisation dedicated to keeping Northern Ireland British, by holding rallies and parades.
What was the police force in Northern Ireland called?
Name another part-time force.
The RUC (Royal Ulster Constabulary)
The B-Specials
-Mainly Protestants
Why didn’t Catholics join the forces in Northern Ireland?
They became associated with Anti-Catholic bias
What is sectarianism?
Conflict and hatred based on religious divide
What was gerrymandering? Give an example of this.
The rearrangement of voting districts to benefit one political party.
Derry had a large Catholic population, yet the Unionist Party still held a majority of the seats
What did gerrymandering cause?
Mainly Unionist councillors throughout Northern Ireland.
As a result of this, discrimination occurred against Nationalists in regard to housing, jobs, schools and local facilities.
