Recognising key change
Learning Outcome 2.5: Identify the causes, course and consequences of the Northern Ireland Troubles and their impact on North-South and Anglo-Irish relations.

Background
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John D. Ruddy - A Brief History of the Conflicts in the North of Ireland


​wonder why - Why Ireland split into the Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland


lagan college - a short history of northern ireland

OVERVIEW
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RTÉ ARCHIVES - 

march marks beginnings of troubles 1968
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Bernadette Devlin Plans To Agitate 1969

exhibition - violence in northern ireland 1969

THE IRISH STORY - THE NORTHERN IRELAND CoNFLICT 1968-1998 - aN overview


​Miss Stout's History Class - The Troubles


BBC REWIND - TROUBLED TIMES

key events

bbc bitesize - 
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violence in 1969
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The emergence of paramilitary organisations
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Internment: Reasons, actions and effects
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Direct Rule, 1972
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Power-sharing 1973-1974
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Hunger strikes 1980-1981
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​Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985
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the irish story - Today in Irish History, Bloody Sunday in Derry, 30 January 1972

rté archives - omagh bomb carnage 1998

political agreements
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lagan history - UNDERSTANDING THE SUNNINGDALE AGREEMENT (Northern Ireland 1973-74)


the anglo-irish agreement 1985


​what was the good friday agreement? (1998)

investigate a repository of historical evidence

ulster university - cain - conflict and politics in northern ireland

MORE RESOURCES
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the irish times - ​Today, 50 years ago, the Troubles began


​youtube - Pop Goes Northern Ireland (1969)

FOCUS TASK
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revision
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test your knowledge
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