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