Northern Ireland (1921-1925)
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When does King George V officially open the Northern Irish parliament?
June 1921
How many civil servants were sent from Dublin Castle to Belfast to help Craig establish the new administration?
300
How many administrative experts were sent from Westminster to Belfast to help Craig establish the new administration?
20
Who was Minister of Home Affairs in Northern Ireland?
Bates
According to Rees, Craig had inherited _________________
“an explosive security situation”
According to Buckland, the Ulster Unionists adopted a ___________ when faced with security issues from Irish nationalists
“Siege mentality”
When was the Battle for Belfast?
June 1920
How does Hart describe the Battle for Belfast?
“a miniature civil war”
When does the IRA attack the police in Derry?
June 1920
The June 1920 attacks on the police leads to the revival of the _____________________
Ulster Volunteer Force
When is District Inspector Swanzy assassinated by the IRA?
August 1920
Who forms the Ulster Special Constabulary?
Craig
When does Craig form the Ulster Special Constabulary (USC)?
October 1920
How many “B-Specials” are a part of the USC?
16,000
Many of the B-Specials were former members of the _____
UVF
Approximately ___ of those killed during this period were members of the IRA?
10%
When did Craig convince Lloyd George to give NI control over its own policing and security?
22nd November 1920
The same week that NI gained control over its own policing, __ people were killed in sectarian crimes
27
When was the first Craig-Collins Pact?
21st January 1922
When was the second Craig-Collins Pact?
30th March 1922
The Craig-Collins Pacts broke down over ___________
Partition
When was the Civil Authorities Act passed?
7th April 1922
According to Buckland, the Civil Authorities Act gave Craig _________
“Despotic powers”
The Civil Authorities Act was used to intern ___ Catholics on a prison ship in May 1922 after riots
700
__ of the people killed in the May 1922 riots were Catholic
2/3
In May 1922, Catholic prisoners were interned on a prison ship called _______
Argenta
In response to the Argenta internment, Collins occupies _______________
Beleek Triangle
Collins orders the IRA to occupy ______ of Fermanagh, forcing British intervention
30 square miles
When does Craig form the Royal Ulster Constabulary?
1st June 1922
The civil war distracts from internal issues in Northern Ireland. Bew describes this as pure ____
“Luck”
How much did NI have to pay annually in imperial contributions under the 1920 Government of Ireland Act?
£8 million
When did Craig secure the Colwyn Award?
1925
After the First World War, unemployment reached ___ in NI
20%
When did Craig convince Westminster to cover a significant portion of NI’s security costs?
1922
When was the Belfast Boycott?
1920-1922
In Craig’s own words, he had created ____________________________
“A Protestant Parliament and a Protestant State”
___ of NI’s population was Catholic
34%
Nationalists won control of local councils in _________, __________ and _________
Tyrone, Fermanagh, Derry
When did Craig introduce the Local Government Act?
1922
The British withheld royal assent for the Local Government Act for _________
2 months
What was the name of the group created to gerrymander NI’s electoral districts?
Leech Commission
When was the Leech Commission established?
1922
How many seats did Devlin’s Nationalist Party win in 1925?
10
Who tried to introduce the Education Act in NI?
Lord Londonderry
When was the Education Act introduced?
1923
When was the Education Act amended to allow the churches a say in education?
1925
Funding to Catholic schools was cut by ___
50%
When did the Boundary Commission meet to discuss the NI border?
1925
Who represented NI at the Boundary Commission?
Fisher
Who represented the Irish Free State at the Boundary Commission?
MacNeill
Who represented GB at the Boundary Commission?
Feetham
When was the Boundary Commission decision leaked?
7th November 1925
When was the decision made to shelve the Boundary Commission’s report?
December 1925