Leaving Cert History 2017

The 2017 Leaving Cert History exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 dictatorship and democracy, jarrow march, document analysis · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, 19th century ireland · 100 marks
  • Q3 political reform, social reform, 19th century ireland · 100 marks
  • Q4 irish independence, partition, 20th century ireland · 100 marks
  • Q5 irish diaspora, emigration · 100 marks
  • Q6 northern ireland, politics and society · 100 marks
  • Q7 republic of ireland, economy and society · 100 marks
  • Q8 nationalism, european state formation · 100 marks
  • Q9 international tensions, world war i · 100 marks
  • Q10 cold war, european division · 100 marks
  • Q11 decolonisation, european empire · 100 marks
  • Q12 united states, civil rights · 100 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 dictatorship and democracy, nuremberg rallies, nazi germany, hitler · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, famine, catholic emancipation · 100 marks
  • Q3 political and social reform, home rule, land reform · 100 marks
  • Q4 pursuit of sovereignty, irish free state, cultural identity · 100 marks
  • Q5 irish diaspora, emigration, irish-american experience · 100 marks
  • Q6 northern ireland, civil rights, the troubles · 100 marks
  • Q7 republic of ireland, eec, economy · 100 marks
  • Q8 nationalism and state formation, metternich, 1848 revolutions · 100 marks
  • Q9 nation states and international tensions, motor car, world war i · 100 marks
  • Q10 division and realignment in europe, margaret thatcher, cold war · 100 marks
  • Q11 retreat from empire, decolonisation, ujamaa · 100 marks
  • Q12 united states and the world, korean war, cold war · 100 marks
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