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WorksheetsThe Troubles
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What were the Troubles?
a civil war that occurred in the USA
a civil war that occurred in Northern Ireland
a civil war that occurred in England
a civil war that occurred in Scotland
When did it take place?
from 1868 to 1898
from 1918 to 1998
from 1968 to 1998
from 1998 to 2008
Who were opposed in this conflict?
Nationalists vs. Royalists
Loyalists vs. Unionists
Nationalists vs. Loyalists
Unionists vs. Royalists
What was the other name given to the Loyalists? (loyal to the crown).
the Unionists
the Royalists
the Democrats
the Swedes
The Nationalists were mainly...
Irish Protestants
Irish Catholics
British Catholics
British Protestants
...and the Loyalists/Unionists were mainly...
British Protestants
British Catholics
Irish Catholics
Irish Protestants
The armed wing of the Nationalists was...
the RAI
the IRA
the ARI
the Army
The IRA stands for...
the Irish Republican Army
the Irish Royal Army
the Irish Republican Association
the Irish Revolutionary Association
The IRA was made up of paramilitaries (paramilitaires). It means they were...
professional soldiers
committed armed civilians
terrorists
policemen
The IRA (and Sinn Fein on the political field) fought for...
Northern Ireland to join the Republic of Ireland
Northern Ireland to be independent
Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK
Prostestants to leave Northern Ireland
What tactics were used by the IRA?
bombing and assassination
riots and peaceful marches
hunger strikes
battles on battlefields
The IRA fought mainly against...
the British Army
the Armed wing of the Loyalists
civilians
the Irish Army
When did Bloody Sunday occur?
1952
1968
1972
1990
What happened on Bloody Sunday?
14 unarmed civilians were shot dead by the British police in Derry
the IRA planted a bomb in London
2 British soldiers were killed by members of the IRA
the IRA planted a bomb in Omagh, NI.
When did Bloody Friday occur?
1972
1992
1942
1982
What happened on Bloody Friday?
the IRA planted 22 bombs in Belfast, killing 9 people
the British Army killed 12 Irish civilians
the IRA planted a bomb in London
the end of the Troubles
What happened in 1981?
10 Irish hunger strikers starved to death
the IRA planted a bomb in Omagh, NI
the British Army killed 15 Irish civilians in Belfast
Irish hunger strikers made their cause known in the world
What happened in April 1998?
the Good Friday Agreement, putting an end to the Troubles
a car bomb exploded in Belfast, Northern Ireland, killing 5 people
the British soldiers killed 2 unarmed civilians
the Good Friday Agreement, giving independence to Northern Ireland
What happened in August 1998?
a car bomb killed 29 people in Omagh
a bomb killed 12 people in London
a peace festival in Belfast
the Derry Agreement, giving independence to Northern Ireland
How many casualties were killed during the Troubles?
157 deaths, including 86 civilians
482 deaths, including 16 civilians
1,023 deaths, including 450 civilians
3,532 deaths, including 1,935 civilians
