https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32 Thea, Ida and Narin en-us 2017-03-20 08:57:50 UTC 2023-01-30 11:39:42 UTC hello@padlet.com theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161098954 The conflict in Northern Ireland, which has killed thousands, has political and religious roots that are centuries old.]]> 2017-03-20 09:24:57 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161098954 theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161099222 45% of the population in Northern Ireland is Catholic. They want to be a part of the Reublic of Ireland, which is 99% Catholic. The remaining 55% of the people of Northern Ireland, are Protestants. They want to remain a part of Northern Ireland. They oppose the idea of being part of the Republic of Ireland because the Catholics would then make up a large majority of the population. ]]> 2017-03-20 09:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161099222 ida_verlo https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161101578 In 1998, an agreement involving the Republic of Ireland and Britain was signed. The deal was: Northern Ireland would remain part of Britain until the majority of the people wanted otherwise. Only then, would Britain be open to a United Ireland. And with that, let Northern Ireland go. ]]> 2017-03-20 09:36:56 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161101578 narin98 https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161106749 "Northern Ireland exists as a unit for one reason alone: as a haven for a Protestant community that a century ago was traumatised by the prospect of being absorbed into a Catholic-dominated Ireland."
- The Guardian]]> 2017-03-20 09:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161106749 narin98 https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161107806 2017-03-20 10:00:25 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161107806 theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161109752 2017-03-20 10:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161109752 theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161109887 In Belfast, one can see lasting impact of the "troubles". The city has walls that separate Catholic and Protestant communities. ]]> 2017-03-20 10:10:41 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161109887 theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161110873 2017-03-20 10:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161110873 narin98 https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161110875 http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/article/13941061/northern-irelands-violent-history-explained
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/jun/21/northern-ireland-fear-brexit-conflict-good-friday-agreement-eu
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/feb/11/irelnd-peace-risk-brexit-bertie-ahern
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Irish_Agreement]]> 2017-03-20 10:15:22 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/161110875 ida_verlo https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162086571 Very brief and good explanation of the historical context of the conflict

Video 2 
Watch one minute of the film to see the extreme violence this conflict has brought on]]> 2017-03-23 11:53:08 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162086571 ida_verlo https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162087699 2017-03-23 11:58:03 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162087699 theafromnorway https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162118706 2017-03-23 13:29:39 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162118706 ida_verlo https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162722328 https://edpuzzle.com/assignments/58d3d2c3295d653e03d86e09/watch]]> 2017-03-27 07:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/narin98/gg9jxz034b32/wish/162722328