Assessing the Controversy (Leaving Cert History): Quizzes
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What was Derry/Londonderry's status that made many feel it deserved the new university?
What was Derry/Londonderry's status that made many feel it deserved the new university?
Second-largest city
Which community considered the Coleraine university decision discriminatory?
Which community considered the Coleraine university decision discriminatory?
Catholic community
What type of area did nationalists believe Coleraine decision was intended to favour?
What type of area did nationalists believe Coleraine decision was intended to favour?
Protestant-dominated area
What broader movement did the university controversy feed into?
What broader movement did the university controversy feed into?
Civil rights movement
Which committee was tasked with deciding the site of the second university?
Which committee was tasked with deciding the site of the second university?
Lockwood Committee
Why was Coleraine seen as a better choice than Derry according to the committee?
Why was Coleraine seen as a better choice than Derry according to the committee?
More politically stable
What concern existed about placing the university in Derry?
What concern existed about placing the university in Derry?
Exacerbate sectarian conflicts
Which influential group likely supported Coleraine to avoid strengthening nationalist influence?
Which influential group likely supported Coleraine to avoid strengthening nationalist influence?
The Faceless Men
What was the immediate reaction in Derry/Londonderry to the Coleraine decision?
What was the immediate reaction in Derry/Londonderry to the Coleraine decision?
Widespread protests
Which Prime Minister's position was weakened by the backlash against the decision?
Which Prime Minister's position was weakened by the backlash against the decision?
Terence O'Neill
What divide did the Coleraine choice reinforce in Northern Ireland?
What divide did the Coleraine choice reinforce in Northern Ireland?
Economic divide east-west
What did the university decision eventually contribute to in Northern Irish history?
What did the university decision eventually contribute to in Northern Irish history?
The Troubles