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Why were British troops sent to Northern Ireland in 1969? British troops were sent to Northern Ireland in 1969 for a variety of different reasons. These were that Northern Ireland had been facing many long-term tensions and that Britain was the only neutral force that could regain the control that had been lost in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland in 1969 had a great deal of tension that had been increasing since the partition of Ireland. Due to this, there was a great deal of discrimination between the Catholics and Protestants. Another long term tension was The Catholic protest movements in the 1960s. The Northern Ireland Civil Rights Association (NICRA) was introduced which produced a lot of tension in Northern Ireland because it wanted to give Catholics equal rights which would mean that the Protestants would not have the upper-hand in society. There were a lot of protest movements from...

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