1. Great Britain/Ireland Notes

2.  United Kingdom: A country made up of 4 countries  England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland  Great Britain:  The island that includes England, Scotland, and Wales  NOT a country  Ireland:  The island that includes Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland  NOT a country

4.  Scottish and English settled in the northern Ireland in 17 th Century  Protestants  Rest of Ireland was mostly Catholic  North & South also divided economically  North wealthier  South poorer

5.  20 th Century  Irish Catholics wanted independence from Britain  Irish Protestants wanted to remain under British  Britain created two separate Irish states  Irish Free State (called Republic of Ireland) in the South  North (called Northern Ireland) remained under the control of the UK

6.  “The Troubles”: conflict that went on between Catholics and Protestants living in Northern Ireland  1960s-1990s- sometimes bloody violence  Nationalists/Republicans:  Catholics  Want Northern Ireland to become one country with Republic of Ireland  Unionists/Loyalists:  Protestants  Want Northern Ireland to remain part of the UK

7.  Conflict remains: the country is very divided  Still some violence