Sinn Féin

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/sinn-f-in

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the founding year?1905
2. What is the founding figure?Arthur Griffith
3. What does the name "Sinn Féin" mean?It means "Ourselves" and shows a strong wish for Ireland to be its own country.
4. Who started Sinn Féin and when?Arthur Griffith founded Sinn Féin in 1905 to fight for Irish independence from Britain.

Irish Republicanism: A political ideology advocating for an independent, unified Irish state, historically seeking to end British rule on the island.
Democratic Socialism: A political philosophy advocating for social ownership or control of the means of production and distribution, coupled with democratic governance and social welfare programs.
Abstentionism: A political strategy where elected representatives refuse to take their seats or vote in a legislative body, often as a protest against its legitimacy.
Good Friday Agreement: A 1998 multi-party agreement that significantly reduced political violence in Northern Ireland and established a framework for power-sharing governance.