Topic 6 Northern Ireland GCSE- Towards Closer Co-Operation

What two factors forced the British and Irish governments to work together during the 1980s?

• The USA placed pressure on the British government to achieve peace?

• The IRA was winning

• Growing political support for Sinn Fein

• Pressure after a number of large scale IRA attacks

Name the British PM who signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement (surname only)

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Name the Irish Taoiseach who signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement (surname only)

(a)  

Which group/persons main reason for signing the AIA was security concerns?

• Irish Government

• Margaret Thatcher

• Constitutional Nationalists

What year was the Anglo-Irish Agreement signed?

(a)  

Give one political leader who was happy with the Anglo-Irish Agreement

(a)  

Which group was likely to describe the Anglo-Irish Agreement as the 'Dublin Diktat'

• Nationalists

• British Government

• Irish Government

• Unionists

What did Unionist MPs do in protest at the Anglo-Irish Agreement?

• Staged a sit down protest in Westminster

• Refused to represent their nationalist constituents

• Attacked No. 10 Downing Street, the home of British PM Margaret Thatcher

• Resigned from their seats at Westminster

How many votes did unionist candidates win in the January 1986 election

(a)  

What was the name of the Loyalist paramilitary group formed in response to the Anglo-Irish Agreement

• Ulster Defence Association

• Ulster Volunteer Force

• Ulster Forever

• Ulster Resistance