Ireland - Issue 5 Flashcards
(33 cards)
Context 1
Prior to outbreak of troubles in 1968, crisis had been developing for years
Country became two in 1921 as a result of Irish partition
-> ‘irish free state
Context 2
NI predominatly P whilst SI C.
Ulster 2/3 P
Cultural and Political K1
Pol difference seen in NI parliement Stormont
=> 40 P unionist reps to 10-12 C nationlist rips
Cultural and Political A1
C community felt repressed as protestant majority could outvote and ignore them
=> more divide as Catholics were underrepresented
Cultural and Political K2
cultural diffs
different relgious education, those in catholic schools were taught more nationalistic things like gaelic gootball and hurling.
Protestant children more aligned to british system
Cultural and Political A2
polarized young people against each other, as they were raised with different ideals
Cultural and Political E
key bcs harks back to key pol difference that Prot feared seperation from the union, which was seen as more of a threat following irish free state becoming an official republic in the external relation act in 1959
Cultural and Political A+
although diffs were big, only a small minority actually joined groups like the IRA
=> didnt actually incite crisis and violence.
Unionist Political Ascendency A1
Unionist Political Ascendency K1
way of controlling the catholic pop
rigged elections is nationlist drawn areas
like omagh and fermanagh
Unionist Political Ascendency K2
In NI politcs PR was aboloished in 1929
=> unionist party majoirty in stormont and 50 years of one party protestant rule.
Unionist Political Ascendency A2
Protestance dominance manifested to catholic discrimnation
-> in workforce e.g shi building
-> caths had no power to amend this
-> resentment
Unionist Political Ascendency A+
workplace tensions raised not because of discrimination, but becaue of lower educationl standards.
So not rlly fault of protestant politcal influence.
Unionist Political Ascendency E
Role of the IRA K1
IRA was against irish parition, worked to resist protestant organce army.
1942 laucnhed armed campaign in northern ireland
-> both irish free state and NI worked against
-> members jailed and cheif staff, Charlie Kerins was executed
Role of the IRA A1
This + other IRA ops like operation harvest
- demonstrate extreme levels IRA was working at, and the active violent resistence.
-> crisis because
Role of the IRA K2
Role of the IRA A2
Role of the IRA A+
Role of the IRA E
Economic Issues K1
Economic Issues A1
Economic Issues K2
Economic Issues A2
