Roy Mason - Peace in Northern Ireland? (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Roy Mason appointed Sec. of State for NI (month & year)
Roy Mason appointed Sec. of State for NI (month & year)
September 1976
Roy Mason's political party
Roy Mason's political party
Labour Party
Roy Mason's reputation/approach to NI
Roy Mason's reputation/approach to NI
Tough, hardline stance on law & order
What Mason gave RUC more of
What Mason gave RUC more of
Powers to arrest & detain suspected terrorists
Feature of special courts Mason supported
Feature of special courts Mason supported
Could try suspects without a jury
Result of Mason's security policies
Result of Mason's security policies
Significant reduction in IRA activity
Date Peace Movement sparked
Date Peace Movement sparked
10 August 1976
What sparked the 1976 Peace Movement
What sparked the 1976 Peace Movement
3 children killed in Belfast car crash
Leaders of Community of Peace People
Leaders of Community of Peace People
Mairead Corrigan & Betty Williams
Award given to Peace People in 1976
Award given to Peace People in 1976
Nobel Peace Prize
NI's traditional industries (3)
NI's traditional industries (3)
Shipbuilding, textiles, agriculture
Mason's economic strategy for NI
Mason's economic strategy for NI
Attract investment, grants, subsidies for businesses
NI unemployment vs rest of UK under Mason
NI unemployment vs rest of UK under Mason
Higher levels than rest of UK