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Starter
The controversy: Who fired the first shot - the IRA or the paratroopers?
Who fired first?
Did the army respond to IRA fire, or did the soldiers fire recklessly?
The march
Given the previous troubles in Londonderry,
• why did Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association decide upon the march
• why did the government allow the march?
Internment
Why did NICRA feel so strongly about internment?
Why was internment introduced?
How well-thought-out and executed was the policy on internment?
Why did the government continue with internment when it proved so controversial?
Violence
What was the cause of the violence that prompted internment?
Effects
What were the immediate and longer-term effects of Bloody Sunday?
Did it cause people to consider the cost of violence or did it increase tension and
violence?
What effect did it have of the government of Northern Ireland and its relations with
Westminster?