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Leaving Cert History

What has come up on the History papers (2016–2026), topic by topic, with step-by-step practice at Higher Level and Ordinary Level.

Higher Level Ordinary Level

History, Higher Level(6 marks)

Three quick ones from the History topics that come up most.

(a)Mussolini's violent Fascist gangs were known as…
  1. Freikorps
  2. Squadristi
  3. Carabinieri
(b)When did the Potsdam Conference take place?
  1. June 1948
  2. February 1945
  3. July 1945
(c)A source created at the time of the events it describes is a…
  1. Primary source
  2. Tertiary source
  3. Secondary source
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(a) Squadristi

(b) July 1945

(c) Primary source

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Higher Level

490 flash cards and 270 step-by-step drill questions at Higher Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 10 History Higher Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Dictatorship & democracy 1920–45 banker10 of 102026
Division & realignment 1945–92 banker10 of 102026
Documents-based question banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1870–1914 banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1912–49 banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1949–89 banker10 of 102026
Irish diaspora 1840–1966 banker10 of 102026
Nation states 1871–1920 banker10 of 102026
Northern Ireland 1949–93 banker10 of 102026
USA & the world 1945–89 banker10 of 102026

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Ireland 1949–89, 2 marks

A 1972 referendum removed the 'special position' of which body from the Constitution?

  1. The Irish language
  2. The Senate
  3. The Catholic Church
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The Catholic Church

The Fifth Amendment removed Article 44's recognition of the Church's special position. It was seen partly as a gesture to northern Protestants.

Irish diaspora 1840–1966, 2 marks

A farewell gathering for an emigrant leaving Ireland was known as an…

  1. Emigrant's station
  2. American wake
  3. Irish wake
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American wake

Families held an all-night gathering like a wake, because emigrants to America were unlikely ever to return home.

Ireland 1912–49, 2 marks

A full-time mobile IRA unit operating in the countryside was called a…

  1. Flying column
  2. Squad
  3. Cumann
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Flying column

Flying columns lived on the run and carried out ambushes, like Tom Barry's at Kilmichael in November 1920.

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Ordinary Level

392 flash cards and 150 step-by-step drill questions at Ordinary Level.

What comes up

How many of the last 10 History Ordinary Level papers asked each topic.

TopicAskedLast seenHow often
Dictatorship & democracy 1920–45 banker10 of 102026
Division & realignment 1945–92 banker10 of 102026
Documents-based question banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1870–1914 banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1912–49 banker10 of 102026
Ireland 1949–89 banker10 of 102026
Irish diaspora 1840–1966 banker10 of 102026
Nation states 1871–1920 banker10 of 102026
Northern Ireland 1949–93 banker10 of 102026
USA & the world 1945–89 banker10 of 102026

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Northern Ireland 1949–93, 3 marks

At which bridge was a People's Democracy march attacked in January 1969?

  1. Craigavon Bridge
  2. Toome Bridge
  3. Burntollet Bridge
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Burntollet Bridge

Loyalists, some of them off-duty B Specials, ambushed the students marching from Belfast to Derry, deepening anger among nationalists.

Division & realignment 1945–92, 3 marks

How many countries signed the Treaty of Rome in 1957?

  1. Twelve
  2. Six
  3. Nine
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Six

France, West Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Britain, Ireland and Denmark did not join until 1973.

Ireland 1949–89, 3 marks

In which African country did Irish troops serve their first major UN peacekeeping mission in 1960?

  1. The Congo
  2. Cyprus
  3. Lebanon
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The Congo

Nine Irish soldiers were killed in the Niemba ambush in November 1960. Peacekeeping became a central part of Irish foreign policy.

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