# Junior Cert History: World Wars & Dictatorship questions

> Every Junior Cert History exam question on World Wars & Dictatorship, grouped by level and year. Questions come from the official State Examinations Commission papers; every PDF link opens the original on examinations.ie.

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World War I and World War II, fascist and communist dictatorships, the Holocaust and the Cold War.

7 past History questions on this topic, spanning 2022 to 2026, grouped by year. Each links to its exact page in the official paper and marking scheme.

## Common Level

### 2026

- Q5 (42 marks): source analysis, cause and consequence - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=11)
- Q6 (63 marks): chronology, historical terms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=18) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2026/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=12)

### 2025

- Q7 (54 marks): historical terms, source analysis - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=21) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2025/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=16)

### 2024

- Q7 (42 marks): source analysis, historical terms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2024/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=20) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2024/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)

### 2023

- Q5 (52 marks): chronology, cause and consequence - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=15) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=13)
- Q6 (42 marks): source analysis, historical terms - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=17) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2023/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)

### 2022

- Q7 (45 marks): historical terms, source analysis, cause and consequence - [Paper](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/exampapers/2022/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=19) · [Marking scheme](https://www.examinations.ie/archive/markingschemes/2022/JC004CLP000EV.pdf#page=14)

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