Political Developments: Issues with Northern Ireland

Question 1

What was meant to be the main focus of the 1984 Conservative Party Conference?

Answer 1

Talking about the 1984 Miners’ Strike

Question 2

What was Thatcher’s position on the Miners going to be in her speech?

Answer 2

She was against them

Question 3

Which organisation had planted the bomb in the Brighton hotel?

Answer 3

IRA

Question 3

What happened while the Conservatives were in the hotel they had booked?

Answer 3

A bomb went off

Question 4

Who was a significant figure injured by the Brighton Bombing?

Answer 4

Norman Tebbit

Question 5

What did Thatcher make the subject of her speech in light of the bombing?

Answer 5

She made it about fighting against terrorism

Question 6

How did many world leaders see Thatcher for her response to the bombing?

Answer 6

They respected her more

Question 6

Name one specific leader who used Thatcher’s response as a reason to visit Britain

Answer 6

Gorbachev

Question 7

When in 1984 (to the month) had Thatcher sent a request to meet with Gorbachev?

Answer 7

Septembert

Question 7

What happened when Gorbachev and Thatcher met?

Answer 7

They got on very well with each other

Question 7

What was the benefit of Thatcher getting on well with Gorbachev and Reagan?

Answer 7

It would mean they could work together easier to bring an end to the Cold War

Question 8

When in 1984 (to the month) after the Brighton bombing did Gorbachev meet with Thatcher?

Answer 8

December

Question 9

What was the impact on Thatcher’s popularity levels with her response to the Brighton Bombing?

Answer 9

Her popularity levels increased again

Question 10

What happened to one of Thatcher’s ministers 2 months before she became PM?

Answer 10

They were killed by a car bomb

Question 11

What was meant to be the role of the Conservative MP who was killed?

Answer 11

Northern Ireland Secretary

Question 12

Which group killed Thatcher’s Northern Ireland Secretary? (INLA)

Answer 12

Irish National Liberation Army

Question 12

Why did Bobby Sands do a Hunger Strike?

Answer 12

It was in protest to not being treated like a political prisoner

Question 13

What year did Bobby Sands do his hunger strike?

Answer 13

1981

Question 14

What happened with Sands’ hunger strike in the end?

Answer 14

He died

Question 15

How was Sands perceived by Northern Ireland?

Answer 15

He was seen positively

Question 16

Which party in Northern Ireland got more votes after Bobby Sands’ death?

Answer 16

Sinn Fein

Question 17

What year was the Enniskillen Massacre?

Answer 17

1987

Question 18

What caused the Enniskillen Massacre?

Answer 18

An IRA bomb exploded

Question 19

How many people were killed by the Enniskillen IRA bomb?

Answer 19

10 people

Question 20

How did Protestants and Catholics feel about the Enniskillen bombing?

Answer 20

They opposed it

Question 21

What year did the Troubles extend it's issues to Gibraltar?

Answer 21

1988

Question 22

What happened to 3 IRA members before they detonated a car bomb in Gibraltar?

Answer 22

They were killed by British troops

Question 23

How many people attended the funeral of the 3 IRA Members?

Answer 23

5000

Question 24

What happened during the IRA members' funeral?

Answer 24

A man killed 3 people

Question 25

What happened 3 days after the IRA members' funeral in Gibraltar?

Answer 25

Two British soldiers were killed by the IRA

Question 26

What did Thatcher demand with IRA broadcasts in 1988?

Answer 26

They should be banned

Question 27

What was an issue with using accurate voice actors to substitute the IRA members' voices in the 1988 broadcast ban?

Answer 27

The IRA message would still be given

Question 28

What year was the Anglo-Irish Treaty created?

Answer 28

1985

Question 29

How would the Northern Ireland be recognised under the treaty?

Answer 29

As part of the UK

Question 30

How did nationalists feel about the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

Answer 30

They opposed it

Question 31

Who were Unionists?

Answer 31

People that wanted Northern Ireland to be part of the United Kingdom

Question 32

Who were Republicans?

Answer 32

People that wanted Northern Ireland to be recognised as part of Ireland

Question 33

What did Ian Paiseley say about the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

Answer 33

He opposed the Irish government being involved in Northern Irish affairs

Question 33

What did Unionists dislike about the treaty?

Answer 33

They did not want the Irish Government having an involvement in Northern Ireland

Question 34

What did the USA do for Northern Ireland in 1986?

Answer 34

They gave $200 million to them

Question 34

What was the long-term impact for Ian Gow in opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty?

Answer 34

He died in an IRA car bombing in 1990

Question 34

Why did the USA give $200 million to Northern Ireland in 1986?

Answer 34

To enforce the Anglo-Irish Treaty

Question 35

What fraction of Northern Irish people were unemployed in 1986?

Answer 35

25%

Question 36

What did Thatcher create for Northern Ireland in 1987?

Answer 36

The Community Relations Unit

Question 37

How many times more likely were Catholics to be unemployed in Northern Ireland?

Answer 37

Twice as likely

Question 38

What did the Community Relations Unit try and do?

Answer 38

Improve cooperation between Catholics and Protestants

Question 39

What year was the Community Relations Unit extended?

Answer 39

1990

Question 40

How much money was given in public spending to Ulster in 1989?

Answer 40

£1.5 billion

Question 40

What did the 1989 Northern Irish Fair Employment Act do?

Answer 40

Prevented businesses with more than 25 employees from discriminating

Question 41

What year was the Northern Irish Fair Employment Act created?

Answer 41

1989