REVISION 1. What pledges did Fianna Fáil include in their 1977 election manifesto?
2. What factors contributed to a worsening of the country’s finances during Fianna Fáil’s period in government from 1977 to 1979?
3. Why did Jack Lynch step down as Taoiseach in 1979? 4. Who did Charles Haughey defeat to become Taoiseach in 1979?
5. What did Haughey tell the nation in his televised speech in 1980, and did he do what he said he would?
6. What developments took place in Anglo-Irish relations during Haughey’s first period as Taoiseach?
7. What were the causes and consequences of the hunger strikes? 8. What government took office from 1981–1982 and why did it collapse?
9. In 1982, whose support did Haughey win to give Fianna Fáil enough Dáil votes to form a government?
10. Why did Anglo-Irish relations deteriorate during the Falklands War?
11. What controversial event contributed to the collapse of the Fianna Fáil government in November 1982?
12. Who formed a government after the November 1982 election? HIGHER LEVEL
1. How effective was Jack Lynch as Taoiseach in his management of Ireland’s internal and external affairs?
2. What factors contributed to the political instability of the period 1977–1982? 3. Assess the early leadership of Charles Haughey from 1979 to 1982. 4. What developments took place in Anglo-Irish relations during the period 1977–1982?
ORDINARY LEVEL 1. What did Jack Lynch achieve as Taoiseach? (2013) 2. Briefly describe how the hunger strikes affected Anglo-Irish relations.
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