Why the Troubles broke out in Northern Ireland in 1969?
When there are two such opposing, extreme views, there is some times no room for compromise, neither side wants to give in, because it would show weakness. In the Northern Ireland the Nationalists and Unionists, both refused to give way, both so dogmatic that their views were the right ones and that their side was suffering for the good of the country. It was this stubborn refusal to admit both sides might have been wrong, linked with the grudges they had from the past. This is what made it do difficult to bring peace to Northern Ireland and this was also how the troubles broke in the Northern Ireland. The troubles started around 1688 (321 years ago) when Protestants were planted in Ulster and were segregated from the rest of Ireland; it was this divisions between Protestants and Catholics which worsened the violence both sides had against each other. The Nationalists, who are mainly Catholic but not violent, wanted Ireland to be united and free from Britain, whereas Unionists, mainly Protestants- also non-violent, wished to remain part of the UK, who they felt protected them.