Political Developments: Ireland and Nationalism

Question 1

What is a Unionist?

Answer 1

Supporter of the Union of England Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland to form the UK

Question 2

What religion will Unionists usually follow?

Answer 2

Protestantarianism

Question 3

Does Irish Management by Labour fall under Domestic or Foreign Policies?

Answer 3

Domestic

Question 4

What is a nationalist?

Answer 4

Someone who wants their country to be independent

Question 5

What religion will Nationalists usually follow?

Answer 5

Catholicism

Question 6

What is another name for Nationalists?

Answer 6

Republicans

Question 7

What does IRA stand for?

Answer 7

Irish Republican Army

Question 8

Who are the IRA?

Answer 8

An Organisation that fight for the independence of Ireland

Question 9

What does Paramilitary mean?

Answer 9

Non-state military force

Question 10

What is the Apprentice Boys March?

Answer 10

Annual march to Commemorate the closing of Derry City Gates in 1688 to 1200 Catholic Soldiers by 13 Apprentice Boys

Question 11

What Religious Demographic dominated Northern Ireland?

Answer 11

Protestants

Question 12

Northern Irish borders made so that Catholics could not be elected?

Answer 12

Northern Irish borders made so that Catholics could not be elected

Question 13

How were the Catholics treated in Northern Ireland?

Answer 13

They were discriminated against

Question 14

They had good jobs and ruled Northern Ireland fully

Answer 14

They had good jobs and ruled Northern Ireland fully

Question 15

What is Ulster?

Answer 15

Northern Ireland

Question 16

Why did Civil Rights movements start in Ulster?

Answer 16

Catholics felt discriminated

Question 17

How were Catholics discriminated in Ulster?

Answer 17

Could not get good jobs, could not buy houses, could not be elected

Question 18

What inspired the Northern Irish Civil Rights Movements?

Answer 18

Civil Rights Movements in America

Question 19

What happened with the 1969 Apprentice Boys march?

Answer 19

It became very violent

Question 20

What happened to the IRA in 1969? What group came from this?

Answer 20

They split in to two - Original IRA and Provisional IRA

Question 21

What were the Provisional IRA?

Answer 21

More militant group focussing on fully getting rid of Britain from Ulster

Question 22

What groups were made to counter the IRA?

Answer 22

Ulster Defence Association Ulster Volunteer Force

Question 23

How did Wilson try and Combat the uprising?

Answer 23

He sent the British Army to Northern Ireland

Question 24

What was the impact of the British Army being present in Ulster?

Answer 24

It escalated the conflict

Question 25

Why did Britain escalate the uprising?

Answer 25

They used rubber bullets in their guns which still killed some people

Question 26

What was the British Army regiment present in Ulster called?

Answer 26

Ulster Defence Regiment

Question 27

Who made up the UDR?

Answer 27

Protestant Loyalists

Question 28

What was the problem with the 12 Ulster MP’s?

Answer 28

They were all Protestant and very unionist

Question 29

What is the problem with the characteristics of the Ulster MP’s?

Answer 29

They will be reluctant to give rights to Catholics

Question 30

What happened when the Unionist MP’S finally gave Catholics some rights? How did Labour react?

Answer 30

The rights were minimal developments and Labour told them to do more

Question 31

What was the problem with the UDR’s attitude towards Catholics?

Answer 31

The rights were minimal developments and Labour told them to do more

Question 32

How were Catholics discriminated against?

Answer 32

They were rejected from buying houses or getting jobs