REVISION 1. Who was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland in March 1972? 2. What is meant by power-sharing? 3. Why did the Official IRA call a truce in 1972 and what impact did it have?
4. What demands did Provisional Sinn Féin make during their secret talks with the British government?
5. What impact did Operation Motorman have on the relationship between the Catholic community and the British Army?
6. What guarantees were given in the paper The Future of Northern Ireland? 7. What are round-table talks?
8. What recommendations did Whitelaw’s White Paper make for the future governance of Northern Ireland?
9. How did unionist groups react to the White Paper?
10. What was the Council of Ireland and why did many unionists object to it? 11. Why did Brian Faulkner resign as leader of the Unionist Party in January 1974?
12. What impact did the British general election of February 1974 have on the Sunningdale Agreement?
13. Briefly explain what the UWC strike was and the impact that it had. 14. What was the nationalist reaction to the collapse of the Sunningdale Agreement?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. What was the Sunningdale Agreement and why did the power-sharing executive, 1973–1974, collapse? (2015)
2. Account for the fall of Stormont and for the collapse of the power-sharing executive, 1973–1974. (2007)
3. What were Brian Faulkner’s strengths and weaknesses as a political leader? (2013) ORDINARY LEVEL
1. What was agreed at Sunningdale, and why did the power-sharing executive fail, 1973–1974? (2012)
2. Write a short paragraph on the following: • William Whitelaw • Paramilitary activity in Northern Ireland in the period 1969–1974 • Power-sharing
