1969 Flashcards
(15 cards)
Why did tensions increase further in the summer of 1969?
The marching season was approaching
What did the British government do in response to the rising tensions in the summer of 1969?
They set up a Cabinet Committee for Northern Ireland
What did the Irish government do in response to the rising tensions in the summer of 1969?
They sent an intelligence officer to Northern Ireland
When was the Battle of the Bogside?
12-14th of August 1969
How did the Battle of the Bogside start?
Riots broke out after the annual Apprentice Boys’ march on the 12th of August in the Bogside area of Derry/Londonderry
How did the Battle of the Bogside come to an end?
British troops were deployed on the streets of Derry
How did the Irish government respond to the Battle of the Bogside?
Taoiseach Jack Lynch sent Irish troops and field hospitals to the border
What violence was there in Belfast, and what were its impacts?
House burning by loyalists - 7 dead, 100 wounded and many others made homeless
Why did Stormont ask for British troops to be deployed?
The RUC were exhausted by the violence and needed to be relieved
Why did nationalists ask for British troops to be deployed?
They were seen as impartial as opposed to the RUC
When was the Downing Street Declaration (1969) written?
19th August 1969
What were the two major terms of the Downing Street Declaration?
Every citizen of Northern Ireland is entitled to the same rights and freedom of discrimination as the rest of the UK regardless of political or religious views; Northern Ireland will not cease to be a part of the United Kingdom without the consent of the people of Northern Ireland
What reforms were introduced after the Downing Street Declaration (1969)?
- The introduction of one man, one vote
- An end to gerrymandering
- A committee on policing established under Lord Hunt
- Scarman Tribunal to investigate recent civil disturbances
- A single housing authority
- Measures to prevent discrimination in employment
- £2 million programme to create jobs
- The establishment of a Ministry of Community Relations
- Increases in investment grants
What did the Hunt Report recommend?
Disarming the RUC and disbanding the B specials
How did unionists react to the Hunt Report?
Extreme loyalist violence broke out on the Shankill Road
