British Troops Restore Order in Northern Ireland
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Revolutions, Rebellions, Uprisings, Riots, Catholic Church, Catholics, Human Rights, Violence
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, British History
- Geographical Location: United Kingdom, Northern Ireland
- Date: August, 1969
Article abstract: In response to increasing violence between segments of the Catholic and Protestant communities, the British government sent military units to Northern Ireland to restore and maintain order.
Summary of Event
The often tragic relations between Britain and Ireland go back hundreds of years, but the late 1960’s saw an intensification of the troubles in Northern Ireland. In 1921, six of the nine counties of the old Irish province of Ulster were given home rule by Great Britain. Shortly after, the other twenty-six counties achieved dominion...
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