consequences of the Irish partition Flashcards
(22 cards)
what is partition?
when a country splits/divides
what is a unionist?
a person who wanted to be part of the United Kingdom
what is a nationalist
people who wanted a United Ireland
what is the name of the Irish parliament in Dublin?
the dail
what does IRA stand for?
Irish Republican Army
what is internment?
being held prisoner for political/military reasons
what is gerrymandering?
to manipulate an election result, favouring a party/class
what is the Irish name for Ireland?
Eire
what is a country that the government protects the economic + social well being of its citizens called?
a welfare state
what is segregation?
separating someone/ something from others
give me the definition of ‘discrimination’
unjust treatment of others who are different from someone else
what does NICRA stand for and what did they do?
NORTHERN IRELAND CIVIL RIGHTS ASSOCIATION. they campaigned for civil rights in the 60s ands 70s
who is terence O’Neill?
fourth prime minister of NI and leader of the ulster unionist party
who was the first prime minister of ni?
Ian paisley
definition of the troubles
ethno-nationalist conflict in NI lasting from late 60s-1998
what is the paramilitary?
a group that operates outside a country’s formal military structure
what is a loyalist?
a supporter of union between GB and NI
what is a suspension of fighting called?
a ceasefire
what was the Good Friday agreement
a political deal signed on April 10th 1998 that ended the violence from the troubles
what is conscription?
when the government makes it compulsory for people to join the army
what are the nations in the British empire called?
the commonwealth
what was the Belfast blitz?
when Belfast was targeted by German bombing raids because of its shipbuilding industries - April + may 1941
