Bloody Sunday

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1. It is thought that around 15000 marchers would march in 1972 on Bloody Sunday. But where we they to march to?

  • Dublin
  • The Derry town centre
  • Catholic controlled areas
  • Protestant controlled areas
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2. After this a trial was held only 10 weeks later. What story did the troops maintain?

  • They were shot at first
  • the dead men were all IRA activists who were shooting aimlessly at the crowd
  • They were only obeying orders
  • They were at fault

3. The IRA split, many new young and more radical Catholics joined, what did the second group become known as?

  • The Provisional IRA
  • Parachuters
  • Menaces
  • IRA Youth movement

4. What happened in 1971?

  • The policy of Internment was introduced
  • Marches in Derry
  • The first battalion of the parachute regiment moved in on barricades
  • Catholics and Protestant mobs began a war

5. The 1960s movement for inequalities was against the Catholic versus Protestant violence. In January of 1969, Catholic organised marchers were attacked by protestants, but were?

  • Battle of Burnthall at Bridge
  • Battle of Bogside
  • The Derry march
  • The Bogside march
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