You should study these 9 complex terms before proceeding to study Northern Ireland Conflict. These slides aim to explain these 9 important terms so that when you study Chapter 4, you will be able to understand the chapter without much difficulty.

1. IMPORTANT
NECESSARY
and
words/ terms to understand
Northern Ireland Conflict

2. 1. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT

3. For example, the United Kingdom which is a country with its
central government in London and has control and rule over
England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.

4. 2. DIRECT RULE

6. Direct rule was in force because the parliament of
Northern Ireland could not control the violence
between the Irish Catholics and Protestants.

7. 3. INTERNMENT LAWS

8. 4. CIVIL RIGHTS
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9. 5. NATIONALISTS

10. 6. LOYALISTS (UNIONISTS)

11. These people are usually Protestants who are English and
Scottish whose forefathers had settled in Ireland long ago.

12. 7. DECOMMISSIONING
OF WEAPONS

13. 8. SABOTAGE

14. In Northern Ireland, those political parties and loyalist
groups which do not support the Good Friday Agreement,
will carry actions such as bombing or shooting so as to
create trouble so that the Good Friday Agreement will fail
and peace will end.

15. 9. THE TROUBLES
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16. About 3600 lives were lost of which 1000 of them were
soldiers and many properties were destroyed.

17. Designed by:
GOH
BANG
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