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Leaving Cert History: Division & realignment 1945–92

How often Division & realignment 1945–92 comes up on the History papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Division & realignment 1945–92, Higher Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Division & realignment 1945–92.

(a)When did the Potsdam Conference take place?
  1. February 1945
  2. July 1945
  3. June 1948
(b)In which year was the Truman Doctrine announced?
  1. 1945
  2. 1949
  3. 1947
(c)In which year was the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) founded?
  1. 1949
  2. 1955
  3. 1945
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(a) July 1945

(b) 1947

(c) 1949

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Division & realignment 1945–92.

Higher Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Europe Topic 4
2025Europe Topic 4
2024Europe Topic 4
2023Europe Topic 4
2022Europe Topic 4
2021Europe Topic 4
2019Europe Topic 4
2018Europe Topic 4
2017Europe Topic 4
2016Europe Topic 4

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

More Division & realignment 1945–92 questions

Division & realignment 1945–92, 2 marks

Which Romanian dictator was executed in December 1989?

  1. Todor Zhivkov
  2. Enver Hoxha
  3. Nicolae Ceaușescu
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Nicolae Ceaușescu

Ceaușescu and his wife Elena were shot after a hasty trial on 25 December 1989. Romania's was the only violent overthrow of communism in eastern Europe that year.

Division & realignment 1945–92, 2 marks

In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happen?

  1. 1991
  2. 1986
  3. 1979
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1986

A reactor exploded at Chernobyl in Soviet Ukraine in April 1986. The Soviet cover-up pushed Gorbachev further towards glasnost.

Division & realignment 1945–92, 2 marks

When did Soviet troops invade Afghanistan?

  1. December 1979
  2. August 1968
  3. March 1985
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December 1979

The Soviets invaded to prop up a communist government. The long war drained the USSR, and the USA boycotted the 1980 Moscow Olympics in protest.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 10 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Europe Topic 4
2025Europe Topic 4
2024Europe Topic 4
2023Europe Topic 4
2022Europe Topic 4
2021Europe Topic 4
2019Europe Topic 4
2018Europe Topic 4
2017Europe Topic 4
2016Europe Topic 4

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

More Division & realignment 1945–92 questions

Division & realignment 1945–92, 3 marks

Which 1947 American plan gave economic aid to rebuild Europe?

  1. The Truman Plan
  2. The Schuman Plan
  3. The Marshall Plan
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The Marshall Plan

Named after Secretary of State George Marshall, it aimed to restore prosperity so that communism would be less attractive to voters.

Division & realignment 1945–92, 2 marks

Which city did the Soviet Union blockade in 1948?

  1. Prague
  2. Berlin
  3. Vienna
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Berlin

Stalin cut road and rail links to the western sectors. The Allies kept the city supplied by air for almost a year until the blockade was lifted.

Division & realignment 1945–92, 2 marks

In which year was NATO founded?

  1. 1949
  2. 1945
  3. 1955
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1949

The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation bound the United States, Canada and western European states to defend one another if attacked.

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