Northern+Ireland+1965-85

=Introduction=

View the presentation below to find out the background to the Northern Ireland problem.

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= Topic 1 Terence O'Neill's Reforms = = =

=== This topic looks at how O'Neill during his time as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland tried to modernise the economy and improve relations with the Catholic minority community and with the Irish Republic. ===

Key Questions you should be able to answer:

 * 1) === Why did O'Neill wish to reform Nortern Ireland's economy and society? ===
 * 2) === How did he attempt to improve NI's economy? ===
 * 3) === How did he attempt to improve relationships with Catholics and the Irish Republic? ===
 * 4) === How successful were these reforms? ===
 * 5) === What was the reaction of Nationalists and Unionists to these reforms? ===

Check out Terence O'Neill's facebook profile! TerenceONeill_Facebook.doc
How Successful were O'Neills economic policies between 1965 and 1969?

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A prompt sheet use with the presentation above. Reaction to O'Neill_Characters.doc

Key Word Exercise....Key Word Exercise1.rtf


 * YOUTUBE LINKS**

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dCUDHtWVO4&feature=related

= Topic 2 - Civil Rights to Armalites 1967-1969 =

This topic looks at how the campaign for Civil Rights which began in 1967 developed into armed conflict and violence of 1969. - The Civil Rights Movement - The Reaction of the NI government and Unionists - The summer of 1969 - Battle of the Bogside



** Class notes **


=** The Battle of the Bogside ** =

** 12th-15th August 1969 **



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**BBC 4 Documentary (55 mins)**
Link 1: @http://www.viddler.com/explore/An_Finineach/videos/14/

Link 2: @http://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/3407/Battle-of-the-Bogside

More on Derry and the troubles [|here]

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BBC TV Archive
http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/archive/chronicle/1960s/videos.shtml#two

= Primary Sources =

Northern Ireland: The Plain Truth (1963)
@http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/events/crights/pdfs/csj179.pdf

The RTE archive from 1969
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= BBC Bitesize = @http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/history/mwh/ni1965_85/