what were the difficulties with implementing the sunningdale agreement - example answer

Question 1

what was Hume’s idea

Answer 1

that the Irish people are divided not by lines on a map but by their own mentality by exploring difficulties associated with implementing the Sunningdale agreement

Question 2

what was the Sunningdale agreement not seen as first?

Answer 2

a breakthrough in resolving the conflict in northern ireland

Question 3

what would eventually symbolise the increasing division between unionist and nationalist communities?

Answer 3

attempt at power-sharing

Question 4

what will this essay discuss?

Answer 4

the initial response to the agreement in unionist and nationalist communities

Question 5

what will this essay also discuss?

Answer 5

difficulties associated with implementing the Sunningdale agreement by outlining initial responses to the agreement in unionist and nationalist communities

Question 6

importance of the ulster workers councils strike

Answer 6

regarding the mobilisation of unionist against the implementation of the agreement of northern ireland

Question 7

what was still ongoing when the rally was held?

Answer 7

conference of Sunningdale

Question 8

where was the rally held?

Answer 8

ulster hall on 6th of December 1973

Question 9

who attended the rally?

Answer 9

unionist opposed to the idea of power sharing

Question 10

Ian Paisley

Answer 10

DUP leader

Question 11

who decided to come together to form the united ulster unionist council?

Answer 11

Ian Paisley, leader of the vanguard movement and some member of the orange order

Question 12

UUUC

Answer 12

united ulster unionist council

Question 13

what did UUC decide on?

Answer 13

work together to oppose the implementation of Sunningdale agreement

Question 14

whp broadly welcomed the Sunningdale agreement?

Answer 14

nationalists

Question 15

why did nationalists welcome the Sunningdale agreement

Answer 15

the executive would give nationalists a say in governance and the council of ireland

Question 16

how did nationalists feel if the executive would give nationalists a say?

Answer 16

a step in the right direction towards a united ireland

Question 17

who opposed the agreement?

Answer 17

IRA and Sinn Fein

Question 18

why did IRA and Sinn Fein oppose it?

Answer 18

they felt the council of Ireland reinforced the idea of partition on the island

Question 19

what did the IRA carry out?

Answer 19

series of bombing in London as a response to agreement

Question 20

how is it clear there would be serious difficulties implementing the Sunningdale agreement in Northern Ireland?

Answer 20

the extreme responses from both communities

Question 21

what demonstrates the large-scale difficulties associated with the Sunningdale agreement?

Answer 21

the first meeting of the northern Ireland assembly

Question 22

what was to be constructed with Faulkner as the chief executive?

Answer 22

the power-sharing executive

Question 23

who was the rest of the executive

Answer 23

fitt, minister from unionists party, SDLP and alliance parties

Question 24

what position is fiit?

Answer 24

deputy chief-executive

Question 25

what was the group like initially?

Answer 25

optimistic for reconciliation

Question 26

what would weaken the power-sharing executive group?

Answer 26

the events that would follow

Question 27

when was the first meeting of the executive?

Answer 27

22nd of january

Question 28

why did the first meeting descend into chaos?

Answer 28

Ian paisley and his anti-agreement assembly members violently seized occupation of ministerial seats

Question 29

what did they do to Ian paisley in the meeting?

Answer 29

had to be forcibly removed from the chamber

Question 30

what did one member of the vanguard movement do?

Answer 30

chain himself to one of the chairs

Question 31

what did the eight RUC members do?

Answer 31

carried Ian paisley out to the front steps

Question 32

how many were injured?

Answer 32

5 RUC police officers tried to restore order

Question 33

what else furthered the difficulty of the implementation of the Sunningdale agreement?

Answer 33

the power-sharing executive

Question 34

who called a general election?

Answer 34

edward heath

Question 35

when did he call a general election?

Answer 35

february 1974

Question 36

what would further weaken the authority of the power-sharing executive?

Answer 36

the general election

Question 37

how many seats did the unionist candidates opposed to the Sunningdale agreement win?

Answer 37

11

Question 38

where did the remaining seat go?

Answer 38

to the SDLP

Question 39

what happened as a result of the general election?

Answer 39

became evident that large portions of the population in NI rejected the power-sharing institutions established in the country

Question 40

who won the most seats in the election?

Answer 40

the labour party

Question 41

who became PM

Answer 41

harold wilson

Question 42

who did Harold Wilson appoint

Answer 42

Merlyn rees as secretary of state for NI

Question 43

why were Wilson and ree not as committed to supporting NI executive as conservatives

Answer 43

it was not their policy to try and implement the Sunningdale agreement

Question 44

what added greatly to the difficulties faced by the NI power-sharing executive?

Answer 44

the UK general election of 1974

Question 45

what was the biggest difficulty associated with implementing the Sunningdale agreement in NI

Answer 45

the ulster workers council strike

Question 46

what was UWC

Answer 46

organisation of loyalist workers drawn from traditionally protestant industries

Question 47

what were examples of traditionally protestant industries?

Answer 47

shipbuilding and electricity supply that was formed in 1969

Question 48

what did the UWC announce?

Answer 48

a strike

Question 49

when would the strike take place?

Answer 49

15th of may

Question 50

what was the Sunningdale agreement

Answer 50

attempt to establish a power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive and a cross-border Council of Ireland

Question 51

what was the strike following on from?

Answer 51

the defeat of a vote calling for the rejection of the Sunningdale agreement

Question 52

what happened on the morning of Wednesday 15th of March?

Answer 52

support for the UWC was limited

Question 53

what was reported?

Answer 53

90% of the chamber of commerces in Belfast workforce turned up for work

Question 54

how did the situation change?

Answer 54

UDA became involved and began to enforce the implantation of the strike

Question 55

what did the UDA begin to implement?

Answer 55

tactics such as abusing workers

Question 56

examples of how they abused workers?

Answer 56

abusing workers as they walked to factories hijacking buses to stop workers threatening employers their buildings would be bombed if they remained opened

Question 57

what was the most important tactic used?

Answer 57

occupation of power station of loyalists

Question 58

what did the occupation of power stations result as?

Answer 58

reduction of electricity generation to 60% normal supply forcing many factories to shut down

Question 59

what did surrounding areas experience

Answer 59

power blackouts daily and became critical for local hospitals