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Junior Cycle History: Genocide and the Holocaust

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

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Genocide and the Holocaust, Common Level(8 marks)

Quick ones on Genocide and the Holocaust.

(a)The word genocide joins the Greek genos (a people or race) with the Latin -cide. What does -cide mean?

(b)The Nazis blamed Jews for Germany's defeat and money troubles. Unfairly blaming a group for problems is called…

(c)Which list puts these stages of Nazi persecution of Jews in the right order?

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(a) Killing

(b) Scapegoating

(c) Nuremberg Laws, Kristallnacht, Wannsee

Your turn: Common Level questions on Genocide and the Holocaust.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

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