BELL WORK

•Read the paper you should have picked up.

•What two groups are disagreeing?

•What is the question they are arguing about?

NORTHERN IRELAND’S TROUBLES

MAPS

The Islands (Not the British Isles)

The United Kingdom (Britain and Northern Ireland)

Four Counties in Ireland

WHAT CAUSED THE TROUBLES?

BRITISH EMPIRE IN IRELAND

• In the 1600s, Britain conquered Ireland•Most of the British that moved to Ireland moved to Ulster

THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND

• In 1914, Ireland was promised the whole island’s future independence.• In 1921, The Republic of Ireland was separated from Northern Ireland.

THE BEGINNING

•A Civil War broke out in Northern Ireland in the 1920s.• The world wide depression in the 1930s increased the violence.

THE TROUBLES

• In the 1980s – 1998, the Troubles rocked the cultures of Catholics and Protestants.

IT’S NOT ABOUT RELIGION

•The Catholics are the native Irish population.•The Protestants are have British/Scottish heritage.

•The Catholics have been persecuted since the conquest of Ireland.

THE PLAYERS

PARAMILITARIES

• IRA (Irish Republican Army)• INLA (Irish Nationalist Liberation Army)•UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force (Protestant))•RHC (Red Hand Commandos (Protestant))•The Police (Protestant)•The British Military (British, supports Protestant)

SINN FEIN

•This is the political party that is supported by the IRA.

• It is represented only in the Northern Ireland Assembly.

DEMOCRATIC UNIONIST PARTY

•This is the political party of the Protestants supported by their paramilitaries.

•They want to maintain the connection with Britain.

THE TROUBLES…Its impact

OVERALL

• Over 3,600 people were killed.

• Thousands more were wounded.

• This does not include murders that were thought to be unassociated with the paramilitary violence.

• This does not include police brutality.

“BLOODY SUNDAY” 1972

•Also called the Bogside Massacre• It’s the most notorious incident in the Troubles.

•26 Civil Rights protesters (unarmed) were killed by police •Many were shot in the back.•This case has been reopened by the British government for mishandling.

THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT

1998, GOOD FRIDAY

•President Clinton and the U.S. helped broker a peace treaty. •Both political parties agreed to a cease fire in exchange for representation.

WRAP UPWhat is the source of the conflict?

TOMORROW AND FRIDAY

•Tomorrow we have a documentary from two years ago. (Extreme World, Northern Ireland)•Friday, I’m showing some photos I took and giving a little bit more of the histories of the troubles.

BELL WORK

•What is the source of the Troubles in Ireland?

EXTREME WORLD: N. IRELAND

• The host is British... What might be the problem?