Northern Ireland Flashcards
(36 cards)
How much did O’Neill invest in the NI economy
£900million
How many economic zones did O’Neill create
5
Who became the minister of development with responsibility for driving forward the modernisation of the economy
Brian Faulkner
Where was the new university
Coleraine
Name the 4 multinational firms who O’Neill attracted to Ni
Ici
Mitchelinn
Goodyear
DuPont
How many new jobs were created with this investment
35000
What 2 things did he modernise in an attempt to improve the infrastructure of Ni
Roads
Railways
Which Irish organisation did O’Neill co operate with whose support was important for economic development
Irish trades union congress
What was opened in Belfast?
Oil refinery
What was developed at Aldergrove
New airport
What was supplied under an agreement with the Irish Republic?
Electricity supply
All these actions were to reduce/improve what
High unemployment
Poor infrastructure
How many jobs were lost in traditional industries like Linen?
20,000
Which company did the government have to support financially between 1963 and 1969
Harland and Wolff
Unemployment in the whole of the NI adveraged between 7-8% what was went of the bank?
12.5%
O’Neill wanted to improve relations in NI between nationalists and the state. what is the word which means not excluding any groups and makeing everyone feel they they are part of NI
Inclusive
What did O’Neill want to take out of politics so he could concentrate on things like the economy
Reigion
What was it about his family background which made him believe that he was the right man to build bridges between Protestants and Catholics
Part gaelic
Part Protestant
Who did he visit to build bridges with the Catholic community
Cardinal Conway
O’Neill seny condolences of the death of who in June 1963
Pope john
Which Catholic institutions did O’Neill visit and increase financial support for
Schools
Hospitals
Which organisation did he made illegal in 1966 following the sectarian murder of 2 catholics
UVF
What did O’Neill introduce in November 1968 to stop the discriminatory practices unionists used against nationalists
5 point reform program
Nationalists were originally encouraged by the reforms oniell has put in place but it soon have way to what when they failed to see significant changes in their daily life
Frustration