The conflict in northern ireland

Background of the conflict in Northern Ireland The conflict in Northern Ireland (also known as The Troubles) was a conflict between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland. The conflict lasted from 1968 to 1998 and went out on whether Northern Ireland should be part of the Republic of Ireland or Great Britain. It was completed with the signing of the Belfast Agreement 10 April 1998. The conflict in Northern Ireland began when Britain sent troops to Northern Ireland in 1969, but the background of the conflict goes back to the 1169th in 1169 occupying the English king, Henry 2 Ireland, because he will help the Pope to make the Irish Christians. There was broad support from the British, when there were campaigns in the UK, said that the Irish were wild and idolaters Ireland divided During the First World War II helped UVF (Ulster Volunteer Force, a Northern Irish Protestant group) in the war against Germany. The Irish Volunteers also helped in the war. But a group of the Irish Volunteers, called the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB), refused to help England. They would rather take advantage of the war to make Ireland independent, and so did the 24 April 1916 The rebels gained control of many buildings in Dublin and proclaimed Ireland as an independent republic. The rebels could only stand against British troops in 6 days because insurgent weapons never arrived when they were seized by British troops. Additionally traveled the Irish people did not, as planned, and therefore the rebels a minority compared to the English soldiers. 15 leaders of the rebellion were executed, and many went to prison include Michael Collins, who later co-founded the IRA (Irish Republican Army)