... to fight would have been to lose, to fight is to win", knowing that if the British were aggravated enough, they would come down hard with retaliation which would spark revolutionary nationalism and unity throughout the Ireland. General Maxwell and those in charge failed in considering the long term political implications of their actions, only looked at squashing any short ... ...
... than they had before (Melaugh). Amid the fights for power were also disputes over religion. Catholics, the majority in Northern Ireland, were favored over the Protestants. Many say the true spark that lit the fire of the troubles happened in the 1960's. A large number of Catholic families were on a waiting list to receive a home in Northern Ireland. A single Protestant woman was ... ...
... buildings, or whistle jigs to milestones without provoking any significant reaction. But when a community is angrily debating issues such as 'Whose law?' and 'Whose order?' such gestures can spark an uprising and so it did in the Six Counties in January 1969." Michael Farrell, one of the founders of the People's Democracy, believed that RUC baton charges were ... ...
... like the other parties only if the cease-fire holds. Early in the New Year, the Ulster Democratic Party was charged in the killings by Northern Ireland's police for the spark of revengeful killings. The Ulster Democratic Party was readmitted after serving its suspension on the same day the IRA was suspended. The IRA was accused to be linked with killings ... ...
... like the other parties only if the cease-fire holds. Early in the New Year, the Ulster Democratic Party was charged in the killings by Northern Ireland's police for the spark of revengeful killings. The Ulster Democratic Party was readmitted after serving its suspension on the same day the IRA was suspended. The IRA was accused to be linked with killings ... ...
... in Ireland. In 1921, British tried to "end" the violence by dividing Ireland and giving home rule in Southern Ireland. Ironic isn't it, because if anything all this did was spark violence. Southern Ireland was quickly known as the Irish Free state. Ulster (Northern Ireland) remained under British rule after the split. In 1949, the Irish Free State becomes known as ... ...
... have been inflicted upon both civilian and troop patrols. The organized fashion of the rioting has lead many to believe that these riots were incited by various paramilitary groups to spark violence back into Northern Ireland. Such violence has without a doubt, been largely in response to Minister Trimble's imprudent resignation threat. A resignation threat by such a figure would unquestionably fail to prompt ... ...
