Northern Ireland - up to Thatcher

Question 1

When was the Northern Ireland Civil Rights association founded?

Answer 1

1967

Question 2

When were the first protests against the NICRA?

Answer 2

August 1968, in Dungannnon

Question 3

When was the second protest against the NICRA, ending in violence?

Answer 3

October 1968, Londonderry

Question 4

When were the First deaths of the troubles?

Answer 4

July 1969 - amidst traditional Protestant marches

Question 5

When did Callaghan send troops to Ireland?

Answer 5

August 1969

Question 6

When was Internment?

Answer 6

1971

Question 7

When was Bloody Sunday?

Answer 7

January 1972

Question 8

When was Stormont suspended and direct rule of NI imposed form London?

Answer 8

Spring 1972

Question 9

When was the Widgery Report published?

Answer 9

May 1972

Question 10

When was the Sunningdale Agreement?

Answer 10

December 1973

Question 11

When were Unionist protests against Sunningdale?

Answer 11

May 1974

Question 12

When was the Prevention of Terrorism Act?

Answer 12

1974

Question 13

When and what was the NI Act?

Answer 13

1974 - Constitutional Convention of power sharing

Question 14

When were the Birmingham Pub Bombings?

Answer 14

November 1974

Question 15

When was the Convention formally dissolved?

Answer 15

1976

Question 16

When was the Murder of Airey Neave in Downing St. car park?

Answer 16

March 1979

Question 17

When was the Murder of Earl Mountbatten?

Answer 17

August 1979

Question 18

When and what was the Warrenpoint bombing?

Answer 18

27 August 1979 - two-remote control bombs killing 18 British soldiers - deliberately targeted because of Bloody Sunday

Question 19

When was the death of Bobby Sands?

Answer 19

1981

Question 20

Consequences of the death of Booby Sands?

Answer 20

Died following hunger strike in prison, roused intense anger to the British Government. Tensions increased, protests intensified but Sinn Fein begun to gain votes.

Question 21

When were was the Brighton Bombing?

Answer 21

12 October 1984 - 5 ministers were killed

Question 22

When was the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

Answer 22

August 1985

Question 23

What were the key points of the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

Answer 23

Republic recognised NI as being constitutionally a part of the UK
British government gave assurance that it supported full civil rights for all in NI
Two governments committed themselves to closer cooperation over cross-border security matters

Question 24

Why did the Unionists oppose the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

Answer 24

Objected to the involvement of the Irish government in NI affairs fearing that it gave encouragement to the notion of a united Ireland under the rule of Dublin

Question 25

Why did the Republicans oppose the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

Answer 25

The terms confirmed NI continuation as part of the UK - undermined their cause

Question 26

Why did Thatcher’s own government oppose the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

Answer 26

Some were concerned that it might be wrongly interpreted as a concession by the government towards the men of violence in NI

Question 27

When and what was the Massacre of Enniskillen?

Answer 27

1987 - 11 people killed, 60 injured by an explosion in a remembrance day presentation

Question 28

When and what was the Death on the Rock?

Answer 28

1988 - British colony of Gibraltar, 3 IRA members shot by SAS because believed be planting a bomb, at one of their funerals, Michael Stone (unionist) fires into the crowd of 5000, killing 3 people. During the precession for one of those funerals, 2 British soldiers drove mistakenly into an IRA parade, where pulled out of their cars, and killed

Question 29

When and what was the Central Community Relations Unit?

Answer 29

1987 - established to foster greater contact and understanding between Catholics and Protestants

Question 30

When and what was the Fair Employment Act?

Answer 30

1989 - required employers who had more than 25 workers on their books not to discriminate when allocating jobs and promotions

Question 31

What happened in 1990, making further progress towards peace?

Answer 31

The NI Community Relations Council extended the support and resources granted to the Community Relations Unit years earlier

Question 32

When was the Battle of Bogside?

Answer 32

August 12th 1969

Question 33

When was Wilson forced to reintroduce direct rule?

Answer 33

May 1974