Northern Ireland

Question 1

How much did O’Neill invest in the NI economy

Answer 1

£900million

Question 2

How many economic zones did O’Neill create

Answer 2

5

Question 3

Who became the minister of development with responsibility for driving forward the modernisation of the economy

Answer 3

Brian Faulkner

Question 4

Where was the new university

Answer 4

Coleraine

Question 5

Name the 4 multinational firms who O’Neill attracted to Ni

Answer 5

Ici
Mitchelinn
Goodyear
DuPont

Question 6

How many new jobs were created with this investment

Answer 6

35000

Question 7

What 2 things did he modernise in an attempt to improve the infrastructure of Ni

Answer 7

Roads
Railways

Question 8

Which Irish organisation did O’Neill co operate with whose support was important for economic development

Answer 8

Irish trades union congress

Question 9

What was opened in Belfast?

Answer 9

Oil refinery

Question 10

What was developed at Aldergrove

Answer 10

New airport

Question 11

What was supplied under an agreement with the Irish Republic?

Answer 11

Electricity supply

Question 12

All these actions were to reduce/improve what

Answer 12

High unemployment
Poor infrastructure

Question 13

How many jobs were lost in traditional industries like Linen?

Answer 13

20,000

Question 14

Which company did the government have to support financially between 1963 and 1969

Answer 14

Harland and Wolff

Question 15

Unemployment in the whole of the NI adveraged between 7-8% what was went of the bank?

Answer 15

12.5%

Question 16

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

Answer 16

Inclusive

Question 17

What did O’Neill want to take out of politics so he could concentrate on things like the economy

Answer 17

Reigion

Question 18

What was it about his family background which made him believe that he was the right man to build bridges between Protestants and Catholics

Answer 18

Part gaelic
Part Protestant

Question 19

Who did he visit to build bridges with the Catholic community

Answer 19

Cardinal Conway

Question 20

O’Neill seny condolences of the death of who in June 1963

Answer 20

Pope john

Question 21

Which Catholic institutions did O’Neill visit and increase financial support for

Answer 21

Schools
Hospitals

Question 22

Which organisation did he made illegal in 1966 following the sectarian murder of 2 catholics

Answer 22

UVF

Question 23

What did O’Neill introduce in November 1968 to stop the discriminatory practices unionists used against nationalists

Answer 23

5 point reform program

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Frustration

Question 25

Why was this particularly felt among the new generation of catholics

Answer 25

Because of the growing tensions with unionism

Question 26

Why were nationalists angry at William Craig naming the new city linking portadown and lurgan craigavon

Answer 26

Bc it was named after NI first prime minister

Question 27

Which Taoiseach Terence did O’Neill invited to stormount on 14th janurary 1965

Answer 27

Taoiseach Sean leemass

Question 28

Why was taoiseach Sean leemass’ visit so significant

Answer 28

It was the first face to face meeting in 40 years

Question 29

What did their discussions focus on at this visit when O’Neill visited Dublin 4 weeks later

Answer 29

Economic cooperation

Question 30

An agreement was reached at this meeting on the supply of what from the south

Answer 30

Electricity

Question 31

O’Neill believed improving cooperation with whose support was important for economic development

Answer 31

Irish trades Union comgress

Question 32

Which sort of leaders reacted warmly to oniells attempts to extend the hand of friendship of the Republic of Ireland

Answer 32

Political Religious

Question 33

The results of the November 1965 election made O’Neill think that many people were satisfied with his policies. What were the election results for his party of the OUP

Answer 33

38 out of 52 seats

Question 34

However what sort of tensions emerged in 1966 with the commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary’s for the Easter rising and the battle of the Somme

Answer 34

Sectarian

Question 35

O’Neill was loosing support from within his own party and there were elements within the party of September 1966 who attempted to do what

Answer 35

Plot in September 1966 to oust him out as leader by the OUP

Question 36

Name one member of Oniells party who were increasingly opposed to oniells policies

Answer 36

Brian Faulkner