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Northern Ireland : The Troubles (1960's-1996 : The Troubles (1960-1965…
Northern Ireland : The Troubles
Context
South
Peacefull
Protestant minority enjoyed same rights as catholics
North
Birthrate among catholics higher
protestants benefited from gerrymandering
majority in town councils
Proestant rule : a democraty in time of war
Polices
B-Specials (1920s)
!ulster Constabulary
90% protestant
reaction to IRA terrorism
law
ban on republican litterature
no discriminatory law enacted
Westminster guaranteed rights of minority (reduced form)
Catholic
IRA failed to gain catholic support (1956-62)
day to day discrimination
UK could not be responsible of that
1957 : Dublin refused to support IRA
1960's-1996 : The Troubles
1960-1965
Protestants
old industry
prosperty declined
Catholics
more and more were reaching middle class status
harder hit by unemployement than protestants
demanded political reforms
1965-1968
Rapporchement between 2 Irelands
Sean Lemass
Captain Terence
October 1968 : troubles
Rapprochment defeated by Reverend Ian Paisley (Presbytitarian, DUP)
Analysis to the troubles