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30 Cards in this Set
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Terrorism |
'The use or threat, for the purpose of advancing a political, religious or ideological cause, of action which involves serious violence against any person or property' |
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Quote? |
One man's terrorist is another mans freedom fighter |
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Reasons it may be justified |
Only way to make a difference in some eyes Show media Government have used similar tactics No alternative Just cause |
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Why it's not justified |
Civilians usually main victims Cowardly tactics Morally wrong Unreligious Unlawful Causes fear Violence is not the only answer |
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Main aims of IRA |
Unite Ireland Remove British troops and influence from NI Defend the rights of nationalists |
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Irish republican |
Someone who doesn't want a monarch More extreme than nationalists |
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Irish nationalist |
LJA person who wants to see a united Irish nation away from British control |
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Loyalists |
Extreme unionists |
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Unionists |
Want to stay united with Britain (mainly Protestant) |
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Anglo-Irish treaty 1921 |
6 counties of NI should become part of the UK and be ruled by the queen |
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1969 |
British troops were sent to NI causing lots of tension. This is when the IRA reformed |
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Death toll in the IRA conflict |
Over 3000- majority of whom were civilians |
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Sinn fein |
The new Irish political party |
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Gerry Adams and jerry Mcginnes |
Key leaders |
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Good Friday agreement |
Peace settlement agreement |
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Main methods of IRA |
Propaganda Prisoners- became propaganda Control of rupublican areas International support Effective leadership |
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Active service units |
Different and separate cells that the IRA were split into Meant it was hard to track them |
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Main tactic |
Bombs and shootings |
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What they did |
Killed loyalist soldiers, civilians and police Planted bombs along British army routes Kidnapped and held hostage people for money Bank robberies 1979- killed 18 British troops 1979- killed lord Mountbatten October 1984- nearly killed Thatcher by planting a bomb 1996- 2 huge bombs in Manchester and london |
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Palestine |
The area if land being fought over between the Jews and the Palestinian arabs |
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Israel |
The land given to the Jews- over time it has expanded |
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Gaza strip and West bank |
Areas of Palestine occupied by Palestinian arabs |
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Plo |
Was formed in 1969 to fight for the rights of the Palestinian arabs |
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Leader |
Yassar arafat |
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Aims |
To destroy Israel To gain back palestine |
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Intifada |
The uprising of young Palestinian Arabs from 1987 onwards |
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December 1988 |
Yassar Arafat admitted that Israel had a right to exist |
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The Oslo accords |
1993 peace deal between PLO and Israel Allowed Palestinian governments to run Gaza strip and West bank rather that Israeli governments |
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Strengths of PLO |
Yassar Arafat Secure army bases in Lebanon Support from Lebanon Money- other countries supported them financially Bank robberies- to raise funds Palestinian control- Arafat built schools and hospitals Propaganda |
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Actions by PLO |
1969/70- attacked Israel from Lebanon September 1970- hijacked three planes in Jordan passengers released but plane was blown up 1976- hijacked another plane with 100 Jewish on board and flew to Uganda 1972 olympic games, germany- took 11 Israeli athletes hostage and killed them Intifada- uprising of Palestinian people |
