Northern Ireland During The Twetieth Century Flashcards
Explain background of founding northern Ireland
Set up under government of Ireland act 1920
Led by unionist party led by James Craig
Parliament sat at Stormont
Explain sectarianism
Being treated unfairly because of religion
Explain Gerrymandering
Rearranging voting districts for the benefit of a political party
How was gerrymandering used in Northern Ireland before WW2
Voting area’s borders were planned to ensure more unionists were elected to parliament than Nationalists
With whom did Northern Ireland fight during WW2
With Britain as an ally
What effect did the war have on Northern Ireland’s economy
Improved roads/ports for American troops
No unemployment, ship building, linen
What were the Results of the War in relation to Northern Ireland and Britain’s link
It strengthened and gap widened between North and South of Ireland
When was the welfare state introduced in Northern Ireland
1945
What did the Welfare state provide
Free healthcare
Free secondary school education
Better pensions and social welfare
What were the effects of the welfare state in Northern Ireland
Good housing, healthcare
Children of poor families were more educated
Free education caused Catholics to stand up for themselves and not to accept being a second class citizen
Many catholics were now content in the north
Who was Terence O Neill
Became Prime minister of Northern Ireland 1963
What were Terence O Neill’s aims in Northern Ireland
To attract foreign industry
To improve relations with Catholics
To improve relations with Irish republic by inviting Seán Lemass to Belfast and Travelling to Dublin
Explain what the orange order was
Group of extreme protestants
When was the NICRA founded and what was it’s purpose
The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association was founded 1967 to end discrimination against Catholics
What were the NICRA’s aims during the civil rights movement
To end gerrymandering
To get one vote per person
To end discrimination in industry and houses
Name two leading figures during the Civil Rights movement for NICRA
Bernadette Devlin
John Hume
Describe how the Civil Rights Movement in Northern Ireland too place and how it ended
Peaceful marches were held to highlight NICRA’s aims
Riots broke out when Protestant police attacked marchers
Unionists agreed to civil rights for Catholics as the British government was embarrassed
Who were the apprentice boys
Society commemorating the siege of derry 1689
During the Troubles what triggered the Battle of the Bogside and what was the Battle of the Bogside
Catholic nationalists fought the RUC in Derry after an apprentice boys march in 1969. Led to battle of the bogside when the RUC tried to get into a Catholic area
During the troubles how did the British army contribute to the riots
British army was sent to protect Catholic areas from Protestant
Why did the IRA split during the Belfast riots?
It failed to defend Catholics
What was the difference between the official IRA and the provisional IRA
Official IRA- Socialist, favoured peaceful methods
Provisional IRA- wanting a united Ireland using violence
What did Brian Faulkner and the Northern government bring in to try stop violence. What were the consequences
Internment was brought in and it increased violence and IRA support
