'Is there sufficient evidence in sources D to J to explain why the troubles broke out in Ireland in 1969?

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Question 1- ‘Is there sufficient evidence in sources D to J to explain why the troubles broke out in Ireland in 1969?  

Matthew Roberts

The troubles in Northern Ireland started around the time of the British conquest of Ireland in the 12th Century. The current troubles have come from the nationalist uprising on 24th April 1916, which was supposedly brutally suppressed by the British Army. 

Northern Ireland was divided by its population with the Provisional IRA and other terrorist organizations fighting to unite Northern Ireland with the Irish Republic supported by a large majority of the Catholic population who generally oppose the terrorists’ ways. The IRA is opposed by the Protestant Majority in Northern Ireland who supports the security given by the British Government. The troubles properly began in July 1969 when a civil rights demonstration in Londonderry was broken up with great violence by protestant paramilitary police also known as the B-specials and the Protestants attacked Catholics throughout the province. The British Government added themselves in, sending the army in to keep order in August 1969. It was welcomed by the Catholics who welcomed the protection from protestant violence. After a period of indecision, the government began correcting the civil rights issues of Northern Ireland but encountered heavy opposition from the Protestant government. The Catholics then developed No Go areas in Londonderry behind barricades.

From sources D to J there is a large amount of opinions, facts, information and biasness. In order of Importance I will start from the most important source and lead down to the least important.

Source F- A map showing the gerrymander in Derry in 1966

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Source F shows a Gerrymander in Londonderry or ‘Derry’ in 1966. The voting system used was proportional representation. The basic principles underlying proportional representation elections are that all voters deserve representation and that all political groups in society deserve to be represented in our legislatures in proportion to their strength in the electorate. In other words, everyone should have the right to fair representation.

In order to achieve this fair representation, all PR systems have certain basic characteristics -- characteristics that set them apart from our current British election system. First, they all use multi-member districts. Instead of electing ...

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