The Start Of The Troubles

Question 1

What happened in July 1969 to nationalists and unionist

Answer 1

Nationalists were burnt out of houses in east Belfast

Unionists were burnt out of houses in west Belfast

Question 2

What occurred in august 1969

Answer 2

Battle of the bog side

Question 3

How long did the battle of the bog side last

Answer 3

3 days

Question 4

What sparked the battle of the bog side

Answer 4

The apprentice boys march

Question 5

What were the two sides of the battle of the bog side

Answer 5

Catholic rioters and RUC

Question 6

How did Jack lynch react to the battle of the bog side

Answer 6

Moved army units to border and established refugee units for those fleeing the north as well as field hospital

Question 7

Why did the British army arrive in NI

Answer 7

-help RUC deal with violence

• stop further sectarian violence
• stop Irish army arriving to deal with Violence

Question 8

When did the Downing Street reforms begin

Answer 8

August 1969

Question 9

What were the Downing Street reforms

Answer 9

Nationalists promised a end to discrimination

Unionists were told there wouldn’t be a United ireland unless people agreed to it

NICRAs reforms were granted to hopefully please nationalists

Question 10

What was the hunt report

Answer 10

Investigated the RUC and B specials for discrimination against nationalists

Question 11

What was the scar man tribunal

Answer 11

Govt investigation into sectarianism of July and august 1969

Question 12

Unionist reaction to Downing Street reform

Answer 12

Happy as reforms would end discrimination

Question 13

Unionist reaction to Downing Street reform

Answer 13

Unhappy with the reforms being given to nationalists and didn’t like that the B special were ended. They showed their feelings when violence broke out on the shankill road

Question 14

What nickname did the ira get

Answer 14

“I ran away” as their failure to defend catholics during violence of 1969

Question 15

What were the aims of the OIRA

Answer 15

Focus on establishing a socialist Ireland (peaceful tactics)

Question 16

What was the aim of the pira

Answer 16

Defend nationalist community (use militant tactics like bombings)

Question 17

Why did O’Neill bann the uvf in 1966

Answer 17

Because they killed two Catholics

Question 18

What were the uvf/uda/uff aims

Answer 18

Stop a United Ireland
Protect loyalist community

Question 19

Uvf/uda/uff tactics

Answer 19

Violent eg: bombings

Question 20

When was the uda set up

Answer 20

September 1971

Question 21

What was the uff

Answer 21

Ulster freedom fighters

Carried out paramilitary attacks

Question 22

New political parties that emerged during troubl3s

Answer 22

DUP
alliance
SDLP

Question 23

DUP leader

Answer 23

Ian paisley

Question 24

Alliance leader

Answer 24

Oliver Napier

Question 25

SDLP leader

Answer 25

Gerry fitt

Question 26

DUP set up in

Answer 26

1971

Question 27

Alliance set up in

Answer 27

1970

Question 28

SDLP set up in

Answer 28

1970

Question 29

DUPs aims

Answer 29

Defend the constitution of NI and reform its economy and society

Question 30

Alliance aims

Answer 30

Hoped to achieve O’Neills aims of reform

Question 31

SDLP aims

Answer 31

Unite Ireland