Assess the impact of the period from 1969-1982 on the IRA/Sinn Fein and their development into a significant political force in Northern Ireland

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Preliminary Modern History

Assessment Task 4

Historical Investigation

"Assess the impact of the period from 1969 - 1982 on the IRA/Sinn Fein and their development into a significant political force in Northern Ireland"

"Assess the impact of the period from 1969 - 1982 on the IRA/Sinn Fein and their development into a significant political force in Northern Ireland"

During the period from 1969-1982 both the IRA and Sinn Fein underwent significant change. Sinn Fein moved from a fringe role, in the nationalist movement of Northern Ireland, to a dominant political position. During a time of intense violence in the region an internal discussion was taking place, deliberating on the value of armed resistance versus political engagement. The ideals that rose out of this transformed the movement and laid the basis for the central role it would play in the eventual Good Friday Agreement of 1998. The re-emergence of the nationalist movement led to the rise and resurrection of groups such as the IRA. Naturally this caused much tension, and incidences of violence began to rise. Acts of exceptional protest showed the incomparable power of politics over violence and led to international recognition of the