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The IRA had many supporters within the United States of America.
Terrorism Since 1969: The Provisional IRA To 1998
As a part of GCSE History students will look at terrorism from 1969 up to the present day. This is the first of two quizzes on the subject, focussing on the Provisional Irish Republican Army, or the IRA.
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) was the largest paramilitary group on the Republican side throughout the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland, that lasted from 1969 to 1998. After years of violent campaigning, regarded by its opponents as acts of terrorism, the IRA eventually agreed to a ceasefire that has persisted to the present day - notwithstanding rogue republican groups who continue the struggle.
See how much you know about the Provisional Irish Republican Army in this, the first of two quizzes on terrorism.
1 .
When did the ceasefire by the IRA occur that enabled the Good Friday talks to continue?
1996
1998
1997
1999
The IRA was still keen to take part in the talks
2 .
In 1972 several Provisional leaders met a British cabinet minister in London to see whether any basis for a settlement existed. Who was the British minister involved?
Patrick Mayhew
Peter Brooke
William Whitelaw
Robert Carr
Neither side saw any point in continuing the conflict if there was a basis for compromise. In the event the Provisionals found that the terms which the British were prepared to concede fell far short of the Republicans' minimum demands
3 .
The IRA's 1994 ceasefire broke down, and they resumed their bombing campaign on the British mainland. Which of the following English targets was attacked before the ceasefire was resumed?
The London Docklands
Harrods
Hyde Park
Brighton
Careful diplomacy was needed to coax the IRA back to the negotiating table
4 .
After 1976 Republican prisoners demanded to be treated as "Prisoners of War" and not as ordinary criminals. They launched a campaign in furtherance of this objective called the "blanket protest". What did this involve?
Refusing to wear prison uniform, and insisting on wearing only the blankets issued to keep them warm at night
Refusing to wear anything - they regarded the blankets as a form of unacceptable prison uniform
Agreeing to wear prison issue underwear, but only wearing blankets on top
Agreeing to wear prison uniform, but sewing badges of rank on top - made from the blankets supplied by the prison
When it was clear that the British government would not give in, the protesters decided to embark on hunger strikes
5 .
What nickname was given to the prison where most paramilitaries were held - newly built outside Belfast, and having a distinctive shape when viewed from the air?
The H blocks
The E blocks
The T blocks
The F blocks
Loyalist and Republican prisoners were separated - hence the need for different blocks
6 .
A remaining stumbling block was the question of paramilitary weapons. The word "de-commissioning" was frequently used to describe what should be done with them as a condition of a settlement. What does "de-commissioning" mean?
All weapons to be handed over to the British security authorities
All weapons to be handed over to the United Nations
All weapons to be put manifestly "beyond use", but to remain under IRA control
All weapons to be totally destroyed under supervision
The question of IRA arms was a tricky one: Republicans were reluctant to abandon their arms in case the armed struggle was to resume but Loyalists were hesitant to talk to Sinn Fein without an acceptable solution to the matter of weaponry
7 .
Which of the following terms was used to describe IRA members by Unionists, Alliance Party supporters and the SDLP?
Soldiers
Volunteers
Freedom Fighters
Terrorists
There was no agreement among the parties about a suitable term
8 .
The IRA split in 1969, when the Provisionals decided to embark on a campaign of "armed struggle" to force British troops to leave the Province. What was the name of the other faction that remained on ceasefire throughout?
The Official IRA
The Real IRA
The Continuity IRA
The Traditional IRA
The issue that led to the split was an ideological one. The PIRA's opponents were Marxists, who despised sectarianism and preferred to appeal to the working class on both sides of the communal divide
9 .
After 1981 IRA propaganda announced a new policy of "the ballot paper with one hand" and "the Armalite with the other". What was an Armalite?
A sub-machine gun made in the Soviet Union
A carbine produced in the United States
A portable bomb
A pistol manufactured in Scandinavia
The IRA could rely on several sources of weaponry - they had many supporters in the United States
10 .
The PIRA had a political wing. What was it called?
The Social Democratic and Labour Party
Sinn Fein
The Alliance Party
The Irish National Independence Party
Gradually the political wing took a more prominent role - until eventually it appeared to have a different agenda from the military wing
You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Changing relations: Northern Ireland and its neighbours, 1965-98
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