Was the Irish Civil War a natural ’ conclusion to the events of previous years? Some historians will say that the Civil War was a natural ’ conclusion to the activities of the previous year others will disagree. This essay will take the line that yes; the civil war was a natural and inevitable conclusion to the Anglo-Irish difficulties. In order to understand why the Civil War came about one must first understand how it came about by studying the actions of the previous years‚ the War of Independence
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Child explores the human side of political conflict‚ particularly the Northern Irish conflict known as the Troubles. As the novel begins‚ Fergus McCann and his Uncle Tally cross the border into Southern Ireland to pilfer peat from a bog. While digging‚ Fergus uncovers the body of a child. At first he assumes she was murdered by the Provisional Irish Republican Army‚ known as the Provos‚ a paramilitary group fighting for Irish unity. When police come to examine the body‚ they realize the girl died long
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“Unequal employment opportunities is the main cause of armed conflict within a nation-state.” Do you agree? Explain your answer. I agree that unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict within a nation state. But another factor leading to armed conflict is divided loyalties. The case study used in this essay is Northern Ireland. Unequal employment opportunities is one significant cause of armed conflict in Northern Ireland. In Protestant-dominant Northern Ireland
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Child by Siobhan Dowd (2008) describes the life of Fergus McCann as his brother joins a hunger strike in an attempt to regain political prisoner status. Fergus’ journey takes many unexpected twists and turns as he becomes more involved with the Provisional IRA in the attempt to save Joe’s life and finds a two thousand year old body in the bog. Fergus explores many views on his world through his adventurous relationships with characters that challenge his beliefs regarding the political turmoil and
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SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT BE ALLOWED TO DETAIN SUSPECTED TERRORISTS WITHOUT TRIAL? Terrorism isn’t James Bond or Tom Clancy. Even al-Quaeda is looking old school these days--now it’s just some guy with a bomb. He walks the same roads as us. He thinks the same thoughts. But he’s got a bomb. MICHAEL MARSHALL‚ Blood of Angels Thesaurus defines terrorism as the calculated use of violence against civilians to attain political or religious goals. Knowing that a terrorist could
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turmoil throughout the Irish isle stemming from the British occupation of Northern Ireland. With this occupation goes a tradition of armed resistance to the British military and other political installations. This tradition generally only found effective expression when large sections of the Irish people‚ faced with the British government’s denial of the legitimate demand for Irish independence‚ exercised the right to use armed struggle (Coogan 10). The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was formed after
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disturbances in Ireland during the 20th century a result of the actions of militant Republican organisation? This essay will show the extent to which the actions of Republican organisation caused violent in Ireland during 19000 and 2000. There will be shown several factors of the causes such as Easter Rising in 1916 and Economic failures in Ireland. All the factors that would be discussed are related to the outbreak of the republican organisation. The ’Troubles’ broke out in Northern Ireland in 1969. There
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The Irish Republican Army or IRA is Northern Ireland’s most notorious terrorist organization. Like many other groups‚ the IRA is a militant nationalist group with Marxist tendencies. They use violent attacks such as bombings‚ assassinations‚ kidnappings‚ extortion‚ and robberies that they used .to send their message. The ultimate goal of the IRA is to use militant behavior to make British rule in Northern Ireland obsolete‚ thus letting Northern Ireland become an independent republic‚ instead of two
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Protection Laws Name: Irish Republican Army (IRA) (Irish name: Oglaigh na hEireann) The name IRA has been in use since the organization was founded in 1921. From 1969 through 1997‚ the IRA splintered into a number of organizations‚ all called the IRA. They included: the Official IRA (OIRA) the Provisional IRA(PIRA) the Real IRA (RIRA)‚and Continuity IRA (CIRA). The association of the IRA with terrorism comes from the paramilitary activities of the Provisional IRA‚ which is
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between Unionists and Nationalists. A vote was held to see whether the people of Northern Ireland wanted to become part of a united Ireland; only the sides who rejected the use of violence would be allowed a say in the running of Northern Ireland. The Irish government set up a Forum which was a series of meetings designed to promote trust between the two sides. Most of the political parties reacted positively to John Major and Albert Reynolds proposal‚ however Ian Paisley of the DUP and Gerry Adams of
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