REVISION 1. What were the origins of the Welfare State?
2. What was the significance of the 1946 agreement reached between the Northern Irish and British governments?
3. Briefly discuss the impact of reforms in healthcare in Northern Ireland. 4. What were the controversies that surrounded the introduction of the new health system? 5. What improvements were made to education during the years 1945–1963?
6. Why did Catholics not receive the full benefit of the improvements in education between 1945 and 1963?
7. Briefly outline the developments that took place in housing and social welfare. 8. Why did Northern Ireland’s traditional industries decline in the years following World War II?
9. What steps did the Unionist government take to attract foreign investment and were these measures successful?
10. What was the West of the Bann Policy? 11. What was the Irish Anti-Partition League? 12. How did the British government respond to the Republic of Ireland Act, 1948? 13. How did the governments, North and South, respond to the IRA’s Border Campaign?
14. What attempts did Lord Brookeborough make to be more conciliatory towards Northern Ireland’s Catholic community?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. How was Northern Ireland affected by developments in one or more of the following: education; health; housing? (2013)
2. What were Sir Basil Brooke’s (Lord Brookeborough’s) successes and failures as Prime Minister, 1945–1963?
3. Why did Northern Ireland’s Protestant and Catholic communities remain divided during the period 1945–1963?
ORDINARY LEVEL 1. Write a short paragraph on the following: • The Welfare State in Northern Ireland (2015) • Sir Basil Brooke (Lord Brookeborough) (2008) • The Irish Anti-Partition League and the IRA Border Campaign
2. Write a brief account of Northern Ireland’s economy in the period 1945–1963.
3. What developments took place in the provision of housing in Northern Ireland in the period 1945–1963?
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