REVISION 1. What role did the Friends of Ireland play in developing Anglo-Irish relations?
2. What were the main terms of the Anglo-Irish Agreement? 3. How did unionists react to the Anglo-Irish Agreement and why? 4. What was the ‘Ulster Says No’ campaign? 5. What proposals did the UDA put forward after the Anglo-Irish Agreement was signed? 6. How did the IRA increase its terrorist campaign in the late 1980s?
7. What steps did Gerry Adams and John Hume take that made for further progress in the peace process?
8. Why did the Hume–Adams initiative become unworkable? 9. What contribution did Albert Reynolds and John Major make to the peace process?
10. What was the significance of the Downing Street Declaration, 1993? 11. How did the IRA and loyalist paramilitaries respond to the Downing Street Declaration? 12. What was the Good Friday Agreement and what consequences did it have? 13. What factors contributed to Northern Ireland’s economic stagnation during the 1980s? 14. How did the peace process help to develop Northern Ireland’s economy?
HIGHER LEVEL
1. What was the importance of one or more of the following: the Sunningdale Agreement, 1973; the Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985; the Downing Street Declaration, 1993? (2009)
2. What moves were made towards finding a peaceful resolution of the ‘Troubles’, 1973–1993? (2008)
3. What was the impact of republican and loyalist terrorism in Northern Ireland? (2013) 4. Assess the roles played by the British and Irish governments in the peace process.
ORDINARY LEVEL 1. What part did John Hume play in the affairs of Northern Ireland? (2009) 2. What political attempts were made to resolve the Troubles, 1969–1993? 3. Write a short paragraph on one of the following: • The Anglo-Irish Agreement, 1985 (2013) • The Downing Street Declaration, 1993 (2008) • Gerry Adams (2015) • James Molyneaux • Margaret Thatcher
