The Troubles - Wikipedia
WEBThe Troubles (Irish: Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "irregular war" or "low-level war".
The Troubles | Summary, Causes, & Facts | Britannica
WEB2 days ago · the Troubles, violent sectarian conflict from about 1968 to 1998 in Northern Ireland between the overwhelmingly Protestant unionists (loyalists), who desired the province to remain part of the United Kingdom, and the overwhelmingly Roman Catholic nationalists (republicans), who wanted Northern Ireland to become part of the republic of …
How the Troubles Began in Northern Ireland | HISTORY
WEBNov 12, 2021 · For 30 years, Northern Ireland was scarred by a period of deadly sectarian violence known as “the Troubles.” This explosive era was fraught with car bombings, riots and revenge killings that...
What You Need to Know About The Troubles | Imperial War …
WEBThe Troubles was a period of conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted from the late 1960s until the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Find out more about key moments in this conflict - a conflict with repercussions that are still being felt today.
IRA Timeline: The Troubles, Attacks & Ceasefire | HISTORY
WEBMay 15, 2019 · Paul Faith/AFP/Getty Images. Established in 1919 to halt British rule in Northern Ireland using armed forces, the Irish Republican Army, or IRA, fought for independence and a reunified...
What were the Troubles that ravaged Northern Ireland?
WEBApr 8, 2022 · The Troubles—a term long used as a euphemism for violent conflict—brought decades of riots and bloody clashes between pro-British Protestants and Catholics bent on national independence to the...
The Troubles: What led to Northern Ireland's conflict? - BBC
WEBThe conflict in Northern Ireland known as the Troubles lasted almost 30 years and cost the lives of more than 3,500 people. In August 1969, the UK government sent troops to impose control. But...
BBC - History - The Troubles, 1963 to 1985
WEBThe Troubles, 1963 to 1985. By BBC History. Civil rights march, Londonderry, 5 October 1968 ©. How did Northern Ireland descend into the cycle of violence that marked the period known as the...
The Troubles: How 1969 violence led to Army's longest …
WEBThe Troubles: How 1969 violence led to Army's longest campaign. The Army's plan to quickly restore order turned into a 38-year operation and cost it hundreds of lives.
BBC - History - The Troubles
WEBThe Troubles refers to a violent thirty-year conflict that began with a civil rights march in Londonderry on 5 October 1968 and concluded with the Good Friday Agreement on 10 April 1998. At the...
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