G4 Lies of Silence The Troubles Finale

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When did The Troubles officially end with the signature of an agreement?

1. Easter 1989
2. Good Friday 1998
3. Easter 1998
4. Good Friday 1989

in what decade is Lies of Silence set?

Which Christian religion is associated with Republicans/Irish Nationalists?

which Christian religion is associated with Unionists/ Loyalists?

Unionists

1. want to form a union with the Republic of Ireland
2. want to stay within the United Kingdom
3. want to become independent

Republicans

1. want to start their own Republic
2. Are loyal to the British throne
3. want to join the Republic of Ireland

Are the characters Michael and Moira dedicated to the Republican cause? How do you know?

Who is Kev?

read p152-157: What is the purpose of Father Connolly's visit to Michael?

People fighting for the IRA were on the Republicans side. People fighting for the UDA were on the Unionist side

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Sinn Fein is the political party related to the Catholics.

1. Correct
2. Incorrect

Northern Ireland Murals

Murals

Today, we are going to look at the symbolism of the murals in Northern-Ireland.

At the end, you should be able to say whether a mural is unionist or republican. 

Union Jack

Union Jack

Tekst

Other

Protestant/ Unionist 

Catholic/ Republican

Protestant/ unionist 

Catholic/ Republican

Unionist/ protestant

Republican/ Catholic

Why was the background of most of these slides the colour Green?

Today

Test your knowledge about:

The Novel

The Troubles

Identify symbols in Murals