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Changing Republican Strategy

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  • 19. How many prisoners died during the Hunger Strike of 1981?
    None
    Twelve
    Ten
    Eight
  • 3. Why did prisoners refuse to wear uniforms
    They wanted to be treated as political prisoners
    They were protesting about poor food.
    They wanted to wear paramilitary uniforms.
    The uniforms were uncomfortable.
  • 2. What change did the government make in 1976
    They closed Long kesh camp.
    They got rid of special Catagory status.
    They released the prisoners.
    They improved prison conditions.
  • 18. Why did the hunger strikes gain sympathy from some people
    People supported IRA vviolence.
    People felt the prisoners were being treated harshly.
  • 5. What happened during the Dirty Protest
    Prisoners refused to shave or cut hair.
    All three
    Prisoners spread their waste on the walls
    Prisoners refused to wash.
  • 11. Where did Bobby Sands stand for election?
    Fermanagh and South Tyrone
    Causeway Ccoast and Glens
    Newry and Mourne
    West Tyrone
  • 7. Why was the 1980 Hunger Strike called off
    Prisoners believed a deal was made.
    Prisoners families called it off.
    The Catholic Church intervened.
    They didn't want to die.
  • 4. What was the Blanket Protest
    Prisoners wore blankets instead of wearing prison uniform.
    Prisoners refused to eat.
    Prisoners refuse to get out of bed.
    Prisoners refused to wash.
  • 6. Why did prisoners begin the Hunger Strike in 1980
    To get early release.
    To gain " Political Status"
    To get moved to another prison.
    To get improvements in their cells.
  • 1. What did “Special Category Status” allow prisoners to do ?
    Go home at weekends.
    Do extra prison work
    Have a TV in their cell
    Wear their own clothes.
  • 13. Why did the 1981 Hunger Strike end?
    No more prisoners wanted to die.
    Thatcher gave in to their demands.
    Families took their sons off the protest.
    The IRA called it off.
  • 8. What was different about the 1981 Hunger Strike?
    It didn't last as long.
    Prisoners joined it at intervals.
    No one died.
    It took place in a different jail.
  • 9. What was Margaret Thatcher’s response to the Hunger Strikes?
    She pleaded with the prisoners to stop.
    She visited the prison to listen to the complaints.
    She refused to give in and called them criminals .
    She gave in to their demands.
  • 16. How did Republican strategy change after the hunger strikes
    They announced an end to violence.
    They began cooperating with the government.
    They gave up their aim of a united Ireland.
    They began standing for election.
  • 10. Who was Bobby Sands
    A civil rights campaigner.
    A politician
    An IRA prisoner and leader of the Hunger Strike.
    A prison officer
  • 15. What does “Armalite and ballot box” mean
    Using elections only
    Using violence only
    Using violence and elections
    Ending all prison protests.
  • 17. Who won a seat in Westminster for Sinn Féin’s in 1983?
    Gerry Adams
    Gerry Kelly
    Gerry Maguire
    Gerry Fitt
  • 12. Which was not an impact of the Hunger Strikes?
    IRA calls a ceasefire
    Sinn Fein decides to stand for elections.
    Increased sympathy for the Hunger Strikers
    Increased violence in Northern Ireland.
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