Emergence Of NICRA Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
When was NICRA set up
A
1967
2
Q
Who were the members of NICRA
A
Nationalists, moderate unionists and trade unions
3
Q
Leaders of NICRA (DMF)
A
Delvin, McCan , Farrell
4
Q
Why was NICRA created (MLK, JFK, FRENCH STUDENTS)
A
JFK was the first Catholic president of the US. Gave nationalists hope that they could change things
Major influence from MLK and US civil rights movement
French students demonstrated in 1968 which gave NICRA an example of a tactic to follow
5
Q
What were nicra’s 7 aims (discrimination, vote, council houses, Gerrymandering, government jobs, B specials, special powers act, complaints)
A
- end discrimination on jobs, housing and voting
- one man one vote (businesses were given up to 7 extra votes, most businesses were unionist meaning discrimination to nationalists)
- fair allocation of council houses. (Unionists controlled most councils and so unionists were more likely to get the houses.)
- end gerrymandering (votes were rigged and biased against nationalists)
- end discrimination in government jobs (favouritism towards unionists in allocation to GOVT jobs)
- remove B specials (part of RUC (police) who discriminated against nationalists)
- end special powers act (allowed government to arrest and detain people without trial)
- establish a formal complaints procedure- against local authorities to report breaches in the rest of the aims
6
Q
3 reasons why unionists opposed NICRA (IRA, Catholic rights, United ireland)
A
- some felt simply intending on causing trouble, front for the IRA
- believed it was only interested in Catholic rights and would undermine the position of Protestants
- thought NICRA wanted a United ireland, thus wanting the continuation of NI so opposed NICRA.
