Social Studies Revision Resource - Causes of Conflict in Northern Ireland Factors: Causes of Conflict in Northern Ireland • Divided Loyalties • Unequal Allocation of Housing • Unequal Employment Opportunities • Lack of Voting Rights • Lack of Opportunities for Social Interaction (Education & Housing) Divided Loyalties • The difference in political beliefs between the Protestants and Catholics also contributed to the conflict in Northern Ireland. • The Protestants see themselves as British
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Lose Yourself- EminemLose Yourself is a song about a young rap artist who has one shot to make it big. If he succeeds he can finally become rich and famous and get away from the normal life. This has always been his dream and he now has the chance to get it. This song relates to Things Fall Apart because in chapter 1‚ Okonkwo had a chance to show everybody he was stronger than his father was‚ and that chance was beating everyone at a wrestling match. He beat Amalinze the Cat who had been undefeated
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Daylight Savings Time is the when you set your clocks ahead one hour in the spring‚ and turning them back one hour in the fall; Spring forward‚ Fall back. Daylight Savings Time happens in most countries around the world‚ but at different times during the year. Proponents of Daylight Savings Time believe that it not only adds more sunlight hours to the standard day‚ it saves money in energy‚ too because people don’t have to use as much electricity during daylight hours. Opponents believe that is no
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The Russian Revolution was a time of change. It completely changed the world with the fall of the autocracy and the monarch ruling without question and the first ever communist state. Through the use of ideology‚ the Bolsheviks could achieve their goal without the use of violence. The people involved would each play a key role in the revolution. The events that led up to the resulting violence at the end of the revolution were also very important to consider. The events towards the end of the revolution
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Czar Nicholas II was at the front in February 1917‚ rallying his troops in World War I‚ when word arrived of a strike in Petrograd. (Russia’s capital city‚ St. Petersburg‚ was renamed Petrograd in 1914.) The czar’s aides in Petrograd assured him that the incident was minor and would end when the bitterly cold weather sent the protestors home. Instead‚ the strike spread‚ filling the streets with thousands of angry men and women. The Duma‚ Russia’s legislature‚ wrote to the czar that the situation
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Russian Revolution Czar Nicholas and wife Alexandra Unprepared for Czar-hood Peasant Life in Russia Apartments were about 12 sq. ft. Basically living in 1700’s conditions Bloody Sunday: January 22‚ 1905 Protest from the people Czar’s men killed 300 men Forces Czar to make changes Rasputin “Mad Monk” Thought he was sleeping with the Czarina and so people disliked him Helped Czarevich who was a Hemophiliac Blood doesn’t easily clot Trusted by Nicholas and Alexandra implicitly
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period of time. During the past year and a half‚ revolutions have swept the Arab World from North Africa through the Middle East. Long entrenched rulers were driven from power in Egypt‚ Tunisia‚ Yemen‚ and Libya. Daily we read in the press about the bloody struggle (Just this week the UN has estimated 60‚000 people have died) the Syrian people have waged to overthrow the Assad family‚ which has been in power for some 40 years. Depending on what happens in Syria‚ other nations such as Iran‚ may also
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Which of the following was the most important cause of the Northern Ireland conflict? (voting‚ education) Explain your answer. The conflict in Northern Ireland happened during the period 1963-1985‚ where it was officially declared over in 1994. Also known as “The Troubles”‚ this conflict started between two groups of people‚ the Catholics and the Protestants. The Catholics saw Ireland as one country and wanted the reunification of Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland as one state. However
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The legacy of this War‚ which began in 1919 and ended 1921 and its consequences are not confined to this specific time period. It resulted in an immediate Civil War between Irish pro-Treaty and anti-Treaty forces‚ which lasted for one violent and bloody year post independence. It’s legacy can also be seen in Northern Ireland today which has seen acts of extreme terrorism by loyalist and republican forces still in conflict over the partition of the island. In this paper I will be discussing the War
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The Romanov Dynasty held the Russian Empire as one of the most powerful European states for over three centuries. In 1917‚ during Nicholas II’s contradictory reign‚ a revolution began that transformed the empire into the first ever communist nation‚ replacing the infamous autocratic rule and introducing the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The Russian people were ruled by an autocratic government since 1613 when the Romanov Dynasty began. The government was run by the Tsar who had unlimited power
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