1. Following the resignation of Lord Brookeborough as Prime Minister in 1963, who were the two most likely candidates to replace him?
2. Why did Terence O’Neill wish to improve relations between Catholics and the Unionist government?
3. What is ecumenism and what impact did it have on Northern Ireland?
4. Why was the meeting between O’Neill and Seán Lemass significant? Give reasons for your answer.
5. Why was the city of Craigavon created? 6. What were the most important recommendations of the Wilson Report? 7. Why was there a need for a second university in Northern Ireland? 8. What were the key recommendations of the report Higher Education in Northern Ireland? 9. Why did many people believe that Derry was an appropriate site for the new university?
10. What was the University for Derry Action Committee? 11. Who were ‘the faceless men’? 12. What were the reasons given for choosing Coleraine as the site for the new university? 13. Briefly, what was the outcome of the 1965 general election?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. What attempts did Terence O’Neill make to reconcile Catholics with the Unionist Party’s governance of Northern Ireland, and were those attempts successful? Give reasons for your answer.
2. Why was the choice of Coleraine as the site of Northern Ireland’s second university controversial? (2008)
3. During the period 1963–1967, what were Terence O’Neill’s successes and failures as Prime Minister of Northern Ireland?
ORDINARY LEVEL 1. What reasons did the authorities give for establishing a new university in Coleraine? (2015)
2. Why did the nationalist community believe that Derry city was a suitable site for Northern Ireland’s second university?
3. Write a short paragraph on the following: • Terence O’Neill’s management of the economy • O’Neill’s efforts to improve relations with Catholics • The Lockwood Report
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