Haughey Meets Thatcher (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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When Haughey 1st met Thatcher
When Haughey 1st met Thatcher
May 1980
Haughey's link to crisis in 1970
Haughey's link to crisis in 1970
Arms Crisis
When Haughey & Thatcher met 2nd time
When Haughey & Thatcher met 2nd time
December 1980
Location of Dec 1980 Haughey-Thatcher meeting
Location of Dec 1980 Haughey-Thatcher meeting
Dublin
What H-Block prisoners demanded
What H-Block prisoners demanded
Special Category Status
Year SCS was phased out
Year SCS was phased out
1976
Who announced SCS phase-out in 1976
Who announced SCS phase-out in 1976
Merlyn Rees
What SCS allowed prisoners to avoid
What SCS allowed prisoners to avoid
Prison uniforms & prison work
Protest where prisoners wore blankets
Protest where prisoners wore blankets
Blanket protest
Protest where prisoners smeared excrement on walls
Protest where prisoners smeared excrement on walls
Dirty protest
When 1st hunger strike began
When 1st hunger strike began
October 1980
Duration of 1st hunger strike
Duration of 1st hunger strike
53 days
Thatcher's stance on political status for prisoners
Thatcher's stance on political status for prisoners
Refused to grant it
1st hunger striker to die
1st hunger striker to die
Bobby Sands
Prison where H-Block hunger strikes occurred
Prison where H-Block hunger strikes occurred
Maze Prison