NICRA Flashcards

1
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When was NICRA set up

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1967

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2
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3 leaders of NICRA

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Paddy, Delvin, Eamon McCan, Michael Farrell

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3
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Members of NICRA

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Nationalists

Moderate unionists

Trade unions

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4
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How did MLK influence NICRA to be created

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His campaign for US civil rights gave NICRA belief that they could campaign for equality of nationalists and unionists

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5
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How did JFK influence NICRA to be created

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First Roman Catholic president - gave nationalists confidence that they could change things

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6
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How did French student demonstrations in 1968 influence NICRA to be created

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Gave NICRA a example of a tactic to follow

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7
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The fact that university educated nationalists how did that influence NICRA to be created

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They wanted to not face job discrimination after uni and felt that the unionist party was too slow to bring change in stormont

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8
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7 NICRA aims

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  • end discrimination in jobs, housing, voting
  • one man one vote
  • fair allocation of council houses
  • end gerrymandering
  • end discrimination in Govt jobs
  • remove B specials
  • end special powers act
  • establish a formal complaints procedure
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9
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Why did NICRA want one man one vote

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Would stop 7 votes given to businesses which discriminated against nationalists

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Why did NICRA want fair allocation of council houses

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Unionists controlled most councils and so more unionists than nationalists got the houses

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Why did NICRA want an end to gerrymandering

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Votes were rigged/ biased against nationalists

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12
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Why did NICRA want a end to discrimination in GOVT jobs

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Favourism towards Protestants / unionists in allocation of GOVTjobs

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Why did NICRA want to remove the B specials

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Part of RUC who discriminated against nationalists

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Why did NICRA want to end the special powers act

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Because the act allowed GOVT to arrest and detain people without trial and the government would be biased against nationalists

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15
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Why did NICRA want to establish a formal complaints procedure

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Against local authorities to report breaches in all of their other aims

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16
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3 reasons why unionists opposed NICRA

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  • some felt that it was simply intending on causing trouble and was just a front for the IRA
  • some believed it was only interested in Catholic rights and would undermine position of Protestants
  • some, thought NICRA wanted a United ireland, thus wanting to continue the existence of NI so opposed NICRA
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17
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What was the March in August 1968 in protest of

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Housing discrimination

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18
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Where was the March in August 1968

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Coalisland and Dungannon

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19
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What was stormonts and the RUC’S reaction to the August 1968 March

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Allowed it to go ahead

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20
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What was the outcome of the August 1968 March

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Peaceful protest

21
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What was the reason for the October 1968 March

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Housing discrimination

22
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Where was the October 1968 March held

A

L’derry

23
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What was stormont’s and the RUC’s reaction to the October 1968 March

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Banned it along with the rival march by the apprentice boys

24
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What was the outcome of the October 1968 march

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NICRA held the illegal march. RUC and marches fought each other. Images were captured by RTE TV crews and it damaged reputations of stormont and the RUC.

25
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When was O’Neills 5 point reform programme issued

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The reforms were issued in November 1968

26
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What was the aim of the 5 reforms

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To stop NICRA protesting

27
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What were the 5 reforms

(Allocation,replacement,removal,reforms,appointment.)

A

-allocation of council houses on a points system

-replacement of Londonderry corporation by a development commission (stop gerrymandering)

-removal of some of the parts of the special powers act

-reforms within local governments, including the end of extra votes for business owners

-appointment of a ombudsman to investigate complaints

28
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What two reforms weren’t granted

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Didn’t fully get one man one vote and didn’t remove parts of the special powers act

29
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What was NICRAs first reaction to the reforms

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To keep marching to get the last two reforms granted

30
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Why didn’t NICRA support the reforms

A

They wanted the last two reforms as well

31
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How did O’Neill try to win over NICRA

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He appealed to them on TV I’m December 1968

32
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Why did the unionists not like the reforms

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Felt as though they opposed concessions to the threat of violence and felt their position was under threat

33
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What OUP minister got sacked for opposing O’Neills work

A

William Craig

34
Q

Why was people’s democracy (PD) set up

A

Show support to NICRA

Win the final two reforms

To oppose stormont

35
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2 leaders of the PD (people’s democracy)

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Michael Farrell

Bernadette Devlin

36
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6 aims of PD

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-one man one vote

  • fair boundaries

-houses on need

-jobs on merit

-free speech

-repeal of the special powers act

37
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Tactics of the PD

A

Held confrontational marches in unionist areas

38
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When did the Burntollet bridge incident occur

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January 1969

39
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What happened at the burntollet incident

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PD marches were ambushed by unionists and the RUC allegedly didn’t stop the ambush

40
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What was the RUC labelled after the burntollet bridge incident

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Labelled as biased against nationalists (guilty of discrimination). Reputation was damaged because of the march

41
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Why did NICRA criticise the PD after the burntollet bridge

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Because the PD provoked violence

42
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What was NICRAs reaction the the burntollet bridge incident

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Began to march again eg: Newry

43
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What did O’Neill do after the burntollet bridge accident

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O’Neill set up a Cameron commission to investigate the incident, In FEB 1969 a general election was called to check the support of his work

44
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What happened with the OUP after the burntollet bridge incident

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In JAN 1969 12 MP’s wanted O’Neill (their PM/leader) sacked.

45
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When did o’neill hold his crossroads election

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FEB 1969

46
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Why did O’Neill have to resign

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Not enough nationalists voted for his aims

O’Neills chief unionist critic (Paisley) stood against him and nearly won O’Neills seat

47
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When did O’Neill resign

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April 1969, he blamed his resignation on UVF bombings

48
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Who was O’Neill replaced by

A

Chichester Clark