Sir Basil Brooke and the Strategic Importance of Northern Ireland (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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NI's strategic WWII role
NI's strategic WWII role
Bases for Atlantic convoys & Allied shipping routes
Why Britain couldn't use S. Irish ports
Why Britain couldn't use S. Irish ports
Irish Free State neutrality
RAF airfield location in NI
RAF airfield location in NI
Derry
Aldergrove airfield purpose
Aldergrove airfield purpose
Anti-submarine & long-range fighter squadrons
When US officially entered WWII
When US officially entered WWII
December 1941
US troops in NI by 1942
US troops in NI by 1942
Around 300,000
Magee College Derry WWII role
Magee College Derry WWII role
Communications HQ for European theatre
Number of 'GI Brides' from NI
Number of 'GI Brides' from NI
Around 2,000 women
Sir Basil Brooke became NI PM when
Sir Basil Brooke became NI PM when
May 1, 1943
PM Brooke replaced
PM Brooke replaced
J.M. Andrews
Sept 1942 aircraft workers strike size
Sept 1942 aircraft workers strike size
10,000 workers refused Sunday shifts
Harry Midgley's ministry under Brooke
Harry Midgley's ministry under Brooke
Minister for Public Security
Brooke's reason for excluding nationalists
Brooke's reason for excluding nationalists
Said they weren't cooperative enough during war
PM who acknowledged NI's WWII role
PM who acknowledged NI's WWII role
Winston Churchill
Operations bases in NI
Operations bases in NI
Belfast, Derry, and Larne