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Junior Cycle History: Fascism and communism

How often Fascism and communism comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Fascism and communism, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Fascism and communism.

(a)What was the main aim of Stalin's Five-Year Plans?
  1. Return land to rich peasants
  2. Build up heavy industry fast
  3. Cut the size of the Red Army
(b)How did Mussolini come to power in Italy in 1922?
  1. The Long March
  2. The Beer Hall Putsch
  3. The March on Rome
(c)Why did Hitler and Mussolini set up youth movements such as the Hitler Youth?
  1. To make the young loyal to the regime
  2. To give the young free holidays abroad
  3. To let the young elect their leaders
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(a) Build up heavy industry fast

(b) The March on Rome

(c) To make the young loyal to the regime

Your turn: Common Level questions on Fascism and communism.

Common Level

Asked on 1 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2024.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Not asked
2024Q7
2023Not asked
2022Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Fascism and communism questions

Fascism and communism, 3 marks

Which of these is a key feature of fascism?

  1. All property shared equally by the people
  2. Free elections with many parties
  3. Extreme nationalism under one leader
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Extreme nationalism under one leader

Fascist states like Mussolini's Italy had one party and an all-powerful leader, glorified the nation and war, and crushed opponents. Shared property is a communist idea.

Fascism and communism, 2 marks

What was the name of the Nazi secret police?

  1. The Red Army
  2. The Gestapo
  3. The Blackshirts
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The Gestapo

The Gestapo spied on, arrested and tortured opponents, often sending them to concentration camps without trial. Terror kept people afraid to speak out.

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