NICRA

Question 1

When was NICRA set up

Answer 1

1967

Question 2

3 leaders of NICRA

Answer 2

Paddy, Delvin, Eamon McCan, Michael Farrell

Question 3

Members of NICRA

Answer 3

Nationalists

Moderate unionists

Trade unions

Question 4

How did MLK influence NICRA to be created

Answer 4

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

Question 5

How did JFK influence NICRA to be created

Answer 5

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

Question 6

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

Answer 6

Gave NICRA a example of a tactic to follow

Question 7

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

Answer 7

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

Question 8

7 NICRA aims

Answer 8

• 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

Question 9

Why did NICRA want one man one vote

Answer 9

Would stop 7 votes given to businesses which discriminated against nationalists

Question 10

Why did NICRA want fair allocation of council houses

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Why did NICRA want an end to gerrymandering

Answer 11

Votes were rigged/ biased against nationalists

Question 12

Why did NICRA want a end to discrimination in GOVT jobs

Answer 12

Favourism towards Protestants / unionists in allocation of GOVTjobs

Question 13

Why did NICRA want to remove the B specials

Answer 13

Part of RUC who discriminated against nationalists

Question 14

Why did NICRA want to end the special powers act

Answer 14

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

Question 15

Why did NICRA want to establish a formal complaints procedure

Answer 15

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

Question 16

3 reasons why unionists opposed NICRA

Answer 16

• 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

Question 17

What was the March in August 1968 in protest of

Answer 17

Housing discrimination

Question 18

Where was the March in August 1968

Answer 18

Coalisland and Dungannon

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Allowed it to go ahead

Question 20

What was the outcome of the August 1968 March

Answer 20

Peaceful protest

Question 21

What was the reason for the October 1968 March

Answer 21

Housing discrimination

Question 22

Where was the October 1968 March held

Answer 22

L’derry

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Banned it along with the rival march by the apprentice boys

Question 24

What was the outcome of the October 1968 march

Answer 24

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.

Question 25

When was O’Neills 5 point reform programme issued

Answer 25

The reforms were issued in November 1968

Question 26

What was the aim of the 5 reforms

Answer 26

To stop NICRA protesting

Question 27

What were the 5 reforms (Allocation,replacement,removal,reforms,appointment.)

Answer 27

-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

Question 28

What two reforms weren’t granted

Answer 28

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

Question 29

What was NICRAs first reaction to the reforms

Answer 29

To keep marching to get the last two reforms granted

Question 30

Why didn’t NICRA support the reforms

Answer 30

They wanted the last two reforms as well

Question 31

How did O’Neill try to win over NICRA

Answer 31

He appealed to them on TV I’m December 1968

Question 32

Why did the unionists not like the reforms

Answer 32

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

Question 33

What OUP minister got sacked for opposing O’Neills work

Answer 33

William Craig

Question 34

Why was people’s democracy (PD) set up

Answer 34

Show support to NICRA Win the final two reforms To oppose stormont

Question 35

2 leaders of the PD (people’s democracy)

Answer 35

Michael Farrell Bernadette Devlin

Question 36

6 aims of PD

Answer 36

-one man one vote - fair boundaries -houses on need -jobs on merit -free speech -repeal of the special powers act

Question 37

Tactics of the PD

Answer 37

Held confrontational marches in unionist areas

Question 38

When did the Burntollet bridge incident occur

Answer 38

January 1969

Question 39

What happened at the burntollet incident

Answer 39

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

Question 40

What was the RUC labelled after the burntollet bridge incident

Answer 40

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

Question 41

Why did NICRA criticise the PD after the burntollet bridge

Answer 41

Because the PD provoked violence

Question 42

What was NICRAs reaction the the burntollet bridge incident

Answer 42

Began to march again eg: Newry

Question 43

What did O’Neill do after the burntollet bridge accident

Answer 43

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

Question 44

What happened with the OUP after the burntollet bridge incident

Answer 44

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

Question 45

When did o’neill hold his crossroads election

Answer 45

FEB 1969

Question 46

Why did O’Neill have to resign

Answer 46

Not enough nationalists voted for his aims O’Neills chief unionist critic (Paisley) stood against him and nearly won O’Neills seat

Question 47

When did O’Neill resign

Answer 47

April 1969, he blamed his resignation on UVF bombings

Question 48

Who was O’Neill replaced by

Answer 48

Chichester Clark