Provisional IRA, terrorist offshoot of IRA, formed
- 1. What does IRA stand for in Provisional IRA?
A) Islamic Revolutionary Army
B) Independent Rebels Alliance
C) Irish Republican Army
D) International Rescue Association
- 2. Which political ideology did the Provisional IRA support?
A) Irish republicanism
B) Capitalism
C) Communism
D) Fascism
- 3. What international support did the Provisional IRA receive during its early years?
A) Russia
B) China
C) Libya
D) United States
- 4. Which country supplied arms to the British government to counter the Provisional IRA?
A) Germany
B) China
C) France
D) United States
- 5. Who was the most prominent leader of the Sinn Féin political party associated with the Provisional IRA?
A) Ian Paisley
B) Mary Lou McDonald
C) Micheál Martin
D) Gerry Adams
- 6. What agreement largely ended the Troubles and led to peace in Northern Ireland?
A) Good Friday Agreement
B) Treaty of Lisbon
C) Versailles Treaty
D) Potsdam Agreement
- 7. What was the main tactic of the Provisional IRA during the Troubles?
A) Economic warfare
B) Guerrilla warfare
C) Biological warfare
D) Conventional warfare
- 8. Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the Troubles with the Provisional IRA?
A) Winston Churchill
B) Margaret Thatcher
C) David Cameron
D) Tony Blair
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