G4 Lies of Silence The Troubles Finale

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Today

Test your knowledge about:

The Novel

The Troubles

Identify symbols in Murals

How and when did the The Troubles end?

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

Do Michael and Moira have different views on the Republican cause? Explain.

How do Michael and Moira mentally deal with the aftermath of the IRA attack?

What is the purpose of Father Connolly's visit to Michael?

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

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

Protestant/ Unionist 

Catholic/ Republican

Protestant/ unionist 

Catholic/ Republican

Unionist/ protestant

Republican/ Catholic

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