campaigns against discriminatory actions of Protestant-dominated local councils quickly found strong support in Catholic neighborhoods. In October 1968 a peaceful civil rights march in Londonderry/Derry was violently broken up by police. Conflict between Catholics and Protestants escalated(逐步升级), first in Londonderry/Derry and then in Belfast. By the summer of 1969, the police force, which was inadequate in numbers and skills. was unable to control the violence. In august 1969 the government of Northern Ireland requested that the British government send in the army to support the police. As the British army gradually brought civil disorder under control, the ira began to reemerge. Catholics, who had initially welcomed the army as protectors against the protestants came to see the large-scale presence of british troops in Catholic neighborhoods as a hostile British occupation. As curfews (h*) and house-to-house arms searches concentrated on Catholic neighborhoods. IRA recruiting rose. (p. 22, paragraph 2) In August 1971, the government introduced internment(imprisonment without trial), and 300 republicans were rounded up. This suspension of civil rights caused anger on both side and intensified the conflict (P22, paragraph 3) In 1972 because of continuing political and religious problems(between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants) in Northern Ireland, the British government shut down Northern Ireland's regional parliament and governed the region directly from London. (A 1998 accord(thsE) known as the good Friday agreement restored some powers to a new prov incial government. )Now, the province is represented by 1 8 members in the british parliament 's house of commons The Catholic-Protestant segregation extends to Northern Irish society in general Urban residential neighborhoods are highly segregated, Protestants hold higher-status jobs more frequently and Catholics are somewhat more likely to be unskilled or unemployed. (p 21, paragraph 4, last few sentences) Thus, politics in Northern Ireland has long been dominated by the issue of union or separation with the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, and this split has followed religious lines. The majority of the people have voted in favor of Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom. However, violence and terrorism are part10 campaigns against discriminatory actions of Protestant-dominated local councils quickly found strong support in Catholic neighborhoods. In October 1968 a peaceful civil rights march in Londonderry/Derry was violently broken up by police. Conflict between Catholics and Protestants escalated (逐步升级), first in Londonderry/Derry and then in Belfast. By the summer of 1969, the police force, which was inadequate in numbers and skills, was unable to control the violence. In August 1969 the government of Northern Ireland requested that the British government send in the army to support the police. As the British army gradually brought civil disorder under control, the IRA began to reemerge. Catholics, who had initially welcomed the army as protectors against the Protestants, came to see the large-scale presence of British troops in Catholic neighborhoods as a hostile British occupation. As curfews （宵禁） and house-to-house arms searches concentrated on Catholic neighborhoods, IRA recruiting rose. (p.22, paragraph 2) In August 1971, the government introduced internment (imprisonment without trial), and 300 republicans were rounded up. This suspension of civil rights caused anger on both side and intensified the conflict. (P22, paragraph 3) In 1972 because of continuing political and religious problems (between the Roman Catholics and the Protestants) in Northern Ireland, the British government shut down Northern Ireland’s regional parliament and governed the region directly from London. (A 1998 accord (协定) known as the Good Friday Agreement restored some powers to a new provincial government. ) Now, the province is represented by 18 members in the British Parliament’s House of Commons. The Catholic-Protestant segregation extends to Northern Irish society in general. Urban residential neighborhoods are highly segregated. Protestants hold higher-status jobs more frequently and Catholics are somewhat more likely to be unskilled or unemployed. (p.21, paragraph 4, last few sentences) Thus, politics in Northern Ireland has long been dominated by the issue of union or separation with the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, and this split has followed religious lines. The majority of the people have voted in favor of Northern Ireland remaining in the United Kingdom. However, violence and terrorism are part