Unit2AbriefintroductiontotheUKII要点.ppt

* * * * 9. “direct-rule” again in 2002 * 10. Power sharing government restored in 2007 * * C. Review and future of Northern Ireland * 1. Elements of solutions * Cooperation between the UK and Ireland * (1) Background of the Irish involvement * * (2) Several attempts of cooperation * * * b. all-party peace talks and complete disarmament * * (1) Revitalization of Sinn Fein in the 1980s * * (2) IRA disarmament * 2. Future of Northern Ireland * Review of the focal points * www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland .uk (The Northern Ireland Executive) .uk (the Northern Ireland Assembly ) (Northern Ireland Tourist Board) BBC Radio Ulster * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 3. the state of Northern Ireland * Stormont Castle The local government known as Stormont, in the suburb of Belfast the headquarters of the secretary of state for Northern Ireland a representative of the British government * Ⅲ Conflicts and Hopes in Northern Ireland * A. Troubles in Northern Ireland * a. background to the troubles * (1) Loyalist/Unionist vs. Republican * (2) Protestant dominance * (3) Civil Rights Movement * (4) Government inactivity * b. development of the troubles * * * 2. Results of the troubles * * * * “Bloody Sunday” on January 30, 1972, 13 Catholics were shot dead by British soldiers in a Londonderry peaceful civil rights march. a key event in strengthening Catholic opposition to the British presence in Northern Ireland * B. Towards Solutions in Northern Ireland * * 1. the presence of British soldiers since 1969 * * 2. “internment” policy (1971-1975) * 3. “direct-rule” from London in 1972 * 4. Power-Sharing mechanism in 1974 * * 5. Anglo-Irish agreement in 1985 * 6. Downing-Street Declaration in 1993 * 7. the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 * * 8. Northern Ireland Assembly in 1999 * * 1. A colonial history of conflict * * 2. Great hatred, little room * 3. Modern poet W. B. Yeats * Out of Ireland have we come. Great hatred, little room, Maimed us at the start. I carry