Key Events that Underpinned the 1918 General Election (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Irish Convention dates
Irish Convention dates
July 1917 to April 1918
What was the Irish Convention's purpose?
What was the Irish Convention's purpose?
Resolve political crisis & find consensus on Home Rule
Sinn Féin & Irish Convention
Sinn Féin & Irish Convention
Refused to participate
Irish Convention result
Irish Convention result
Failed to reach consensus
Conscription Crisis year
Conscription Crisis year
1918
When was conscription announced?
When was conscription announced?
April 1918
National anti-conscription protest date
National anti-conscription protest date
21 April 1918
Anti-Conscription Committee members
Anti-Conscription Committee members
IPP, Sinn Féin, Catholic Church, trade unions
Sinn Féin leader during conscription crisis
Sinn Féin leader during conscription crisis
Éamon de Valera
German Plot month
German Plot month
May 1918
German Plot arrests date
German Plot arrests date
17 May 1918
How many Sinn Féin leaders arrested in German Plot?
How many Sinn Féin leaders arrested in German Plot?
Over 70
Key leaders arrested in German Plot
Key leaders arrested in German Plot
De Valera, Griffith, Plunkett
Sinn Féin seats in 1918 election
Sinn Féin seats in 1918 election
73 out of 105
German Plot effect on Sinn Féin
German Plot effect on Sinn Féin
Galvanised support, leaders seen as martyrs