Economic and Political Developments in Northern Ireland (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Decade of NI shipbuilding decline
Decade of NI shipbuilding decline
1950s
Cause of textile industry decline in NI
Cause of textile industry decline in NI
Competition from synthetics & cheaper production abroad
Govt measures to diversify NI economy
Govt measures to diversify NI economy
Industrial estates, tax incentives, attract foreign investment
Effect of agriculture mechanisation in NI
Effect of agriculture mechanisation in NI
Fewer rural jobs, migration to urban centres
Act that formalised partition of Ireland
Act that formalised partition of Ireland
Government of Ireland Act 1920
Anti-Partition Movement most active period
Anti-Partition Movement most active period
Late 1940s and early 1950s
Taoiseach who opposed partition vocally
Taoiseach who opposed partition vocally
Éamon de Valera
Years of IRA Border Campaign
Years of IRA Border Campaign
1956 to 1962
IRA Border Campaign code name
IRA Border Campaign code name
Operation Harvest
Month/year Border Campaign began
Month/year Border Campaign began
December 1956
Security forces responding to Border Campaign
Security forces responding to Border Campaign
Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) and B-Specials
Year IRA called off Border Campaign
Year IRA called off Border Campaign
1962
Was the Border Campaign successful?
Was the Border Campaign successful?
No, widely regarded as a failure
Why did Border Campaign fail?
Why did Border Campaign fail?
Lack of popular support, strong security response, internment
Goal of IRA Border Campaign
Goal of IRA Border Campaign
End partition, reunify Ireland