A German shipment of twenty thousand rifles was intercepted on the way to this event.
A German shipment of twenty thousand rifles was intercepted on the way to this event. Three days before it began, Roger Casement was captured and imprisoned. This event began when Padhraic Pearse led the capture of a post office, and it was sparked by the suspension of the (*) Home Rule Bill. The failure of this event transformed Sinn Fein from a political to revolutionary organization. For 10 points, name this 1916 event in which Irish nationalists took over much of Dublin during the week after a certain April holiday.
A German shipment of twenty thousand rifles was intercepted on the way to this event.
{Easter} Rebellion [or {Easter Rising}]