Why were British Troops sent into Northern Ireland in 1969?

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Why were British Troops sent into Northern Ireland in 1969?

For many years, there has been conflict in Northern Ireland. The problems between the Irish Catholics and Irish Protestants still continue today. So, why did the British Troops get sent to Northern Ireland in 1969 in the first place?

In the 1920's, Catholics in Northern Ireland faced many problems. After the War of Independence, the country of Ireland was divided into two parts, the North which was mainly Protestant, and the South which was mainly Irish Catholic. But the Catholics wanted a United and Independent Ireland. After this divide, the Unionists in Northern Ireland wanted to keep the divide, and keep Northern Ireland British and Protestant, this resulting in the Protestants seeing the Northern Irish Catholics as possible traitors.

Many other events happened during this time, like the Protestants fixing the elections so the Protestants would win, this was known as "Gerrymandering". The Unionists controlled the Catholics areas so the Catholics had no Political power. This meant the Catholics were unemployed and could not look after their Children. They were sent to the worst schools which didn't teach them anything about Catholicism. They lived in the run