Homework Next week we review! Today: movie Homework: Write a paragraph on the movie and the history of Ireland’s independence? Include any questions you have about what we have talked about or about the class.

10,000 BC first people 2000 BC arrival of Celtic people 432 AD St Patrick arrived to convert Pagans to Christianity

British Rule of Ireland Since 1171 England has been involved in Ireland’s political affairs 1541 King Henry VIII, King of Ireland

Irish Republicans, Nationalism

Easter Rising of 1916

IRA Irish Republican Army or: The Old IRA

Guerilla War

Jan 1919 Irish Declaration of Independence Initial violence a small gang of men:...we took the action deliberately…Treacy had stated to me that the only way of starting a war was to kill someone, and we wanted to start a war,.…The only regret …was that there were only two policemen in it, instead of the six we had expected

Anglo-Irish Treaty( 条约 ) 1921 end of British Rule Some Irish unhappy with the compromise

Irish Civil War Anti-Treaty IRA vs. Pro-Treaty forces

Religious/Racial conflicts of North and South

The Troubles What characterizes the troubles of North Ireland?

1969 British Troops sent to Northern Ireland Riots in Northern Ireland

IRA split Official IRA Provisional IRA Violence More Brit. troops

The Troubles Paramilitary violence ( 游击队 ) – Republican vs Loyalist Catholic vs. Protestant Religious and political conflict Bloody Sunday Hunger Strike Why?

Belfast Agreement aka The Good Friday Agreement