The Troubles explained in 5 minutes

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I deliberately stated that 'Northern Ireland is in Britain' because it's a funny-sounding oversimplification, but there is still a case to be made as to why it's acceptable to say. Britain is of course the neighbouring island, and the correct political term is 'the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.' Yet in political terms, 'Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are often used interchangeably (at least informally). Northern Ireland 'is in Britain' in the sense that it's in the British political framework. Hence why Northern Irish people are British citizens, despite not living on the island of Britain.

After the IRA bombing campaign surrendered at the GFA thirty years ago, Irish Republicanism is just a wee fart with no smell.

IT was about money, no jobs, peverty, tin baths, outside toilets, INTERNATIONAL REBEL ARMY mercenies, drugs 3 MEN Martin Mcquire, Gerry Mcquire =Adams Micheal Mcquire all still alive with hundreds of thousands pounds of peoples mony and stonle property of the people now you have the truth they used you for there self gains MM at the farm house GM THERE TOO younger brother in the IOM waiting to go the farm house

That was really neat. And NO AI either, well done!! thanks

I am from Hong Kong and I have a relative who lived in the UK before his death. (he is the older brother of my grandfather, my family is quite wealthy at the time and he immigrated to London in 1970 while my grandfather stayed in Hong Kong, long before I was born.)
I remember when I was little he came back to visit my grandfather, and my father told me later when I grew up that they talked about some explosion in Northern Ireland that he encountered in 1972 during the troubles. (I of course have no memory of this conversation since I am just a kid when he visited, also my father is known to sometimes exaggerate and add details to a story, so just take this story as a reference) He went to Belfast to meet his wife’s family, as although his wife, who is catholic, lives in London, she is from Belfast and most of her family members still lives there. While he was having a walk with his wife’s father in Fall’s Road, a UVF member shouted ‘For God and Ulster!’ and exploded a car bomb. My father said he recalled that the explosion was powerful, knocking him and his wife’s father to the ground, and that many people walking near that car bomb was injured. But somehow, both he and his wife’s father suffered only minor injuries such as scars from flying debris and no serious injuries. (maybe because they are standing far from the car bomb) They later learned that the UVF member fled, and as retaliation, the Provisional IRA attacked a pro-loyalist pub the next day in Shankill road. My father say that this experience still haunts my grandfather’s older brother when he mentioned it to my grandfather, even though he suffered only minor injuries. He died of natural causes a few years after this visit.

Minnesotan here doing some research…

This story has a sequel if the Tories or Reform get into government next, they want to rip up the GFA by exiting the Council of Europe.

Thanks for the video!

As a Black American, I got curious about the IRA watching the Jackie Chan flick The Foreigner on Amazon Prime

Since our education system is 💩, I came straight to YouTube for a fast history lesson.

If I’ve learned anything in life, is that when the government starts calling someone terrorists, the government is covering something up. Can’t fault people for fighting for their own land against colonizers

My girl is from Kilkenny…. Belfast… Now I understand
.. damn. HARD F$#"K$&5 the Catholic Church

pumping violence by using dorks

And this is why you should NOT order an “irish car bomb” at a bar in Ireland

I have (as an ignorant Brit who has recently tried to educate themselves) watched this three times in the last day. I commend you for a phenomenal distillation of a complex topic and for making such a valuable tool for anyone else trying to learn. The only thing I think this glosses over, based on my limited research, is some of the severity of the situation of what from my perspective instigated The Troubles. Again I am not Irish (and whats more I'm not ignoring the history between Britain and Ireland). What I was shocked to learn, especially given how it is SUCH a common theme in the outset of similar tragic wars and dissolutions of peaceful co-existence (Yugoslavia being an obvious one) is how significant the escalation of unchecked violence against minorities (in this case Catholics) marked the acceleration of path to war. The fascistic response to the civil rights push in NI was horrific. I know you mentioned protesters being beaten, and of course it's a very short explainer, but the paramilitary slaying of civilians seems to me as much a point of no return as Bloody Sunday. Please tell me if I'm talking out of turn, and don't know what I'm talking about. I really do want to learn. It's been humbling and heartbreaking to unpack this history of my neighbours and friends but I feel a duty to do so and a shame that's its not something I've been encouraged to process and acknowledge.

Might interest readers to know, I only happened onto the topic of The Troubles as I was in the process of learning more about WW2 and upon reading about Montgomery learned he was active in the Irish War of Indepedence – which I then knew nothing about. To his credit he deemed self-governance the only long term solution – a sentiment, it turns out, that seems to be the conclusion of many high ranking British officers involved in The Troubles – though these statements were often concealed/suppressed.

The Anti-Treaty IRA are not the same organisation as the Provos

thank you i needed this i was so confused before

This video is an amazing extremely biased bullshit! The catholics were also british originally, they just invaded before the English. As for "Ireland" itself, it didn't exist until the English created it, it was a mass of tiny kingdoms and theifdoms. Why don't the catholics ask for all the scots to go home, aren't they British too?

03:00 a couple of lads sang about it.

"Young people today realise that their governments hates them all equally". Never was a truer word spoken.

Great video by the way. I never even knew that it wasn't a religious battle.

Reminder: when the famine struck Ireland, the British people did all they could to provide aid. Charities, food drives, campaigning. Parliment facilitated the famine, but the people did not. We're all people of the isles, don't let differing governments change that.

There were some bombs on mainland Britain too. It was a civil war IMO and I get pissed off when it is stated that Britain's only civil war was in the 1600s but The Troubles has far more impact as a moniker and should be used

This was very informative and interesting. So glad it wasn’t narrated by AI

I can’t say for sure, but if there really is a pattern of things happening in August: it may be due to both Westminster and the high courts being in recess for the summer

the troubles one word " RELIGION " the rest is bullshit ?