The Day Ulster became Uncle Sam's Stepping-Stone to Berlin

Event type: Talk

Join us at PRONI to hear Simon Topping explore the relationship between Ulster and America during the Second World War.

This talk will examine the arrival and presence of US forces in Northern Ireland during the Second World War and demonstrate how this was used by Stormont and unionism more generally as an opportunity to renew dormant links between Ulster and America dating back to the eighteenth century.

This enabled unionism to assert an earlier claim to American friendship than Irish nationalism, reinforcing Northern Ireland's status as an ally while Eire remained neutral, and the crafting of a narrative that endeavoured to position Ulster as revolutionary America's first ally.

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This talk is part of a series of talks, 'Voices Across the Atlantic' exploring the historic relationship between Ulster and America. For a full list of 'Voices Across the Atlantic' events, click here.