Leaving Cert History 2020

The 2020 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 2020 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 lyndon johnson, vietnam war, 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, government and society · 100 marks
  • Q8 nationalism, european state formation · 100 marks
  • Q9 international tensions, world war i · 100 marks
  • Q10 dictatorship, democracy, interwar europe · 100 marks
  • Q11 cold war, european division · 100 marks
  • Q12 decolonisation, european empire · 100 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2020 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 united states and the world, vietnam war, lyndon johnson, cold war · 100 marks
  • Q2 ireland and the union, daniel o'connell, catholic emancipation, famine · 100 marks
  • Q3 political and social reform, home rule, land reform, cultural revival · 100 marks
  • Q4 pursuit of sovereignty, partition, evie hone, 1916 rising · 100 marks
  • Q5 irish diaspora, daniel mannix, emigration · 100 marks
  • Q6 northern ireland, apprentice boys, the troubles, civil rights · 100 marks
  • Q7 republic of ireland, general election 1954, economy, eec · 100 marks
  • Q8 nationalism and state formation, italian unification, 1848 revolutions · 100 marks
  • Q9 nation states and international tensions, world war i, women in the workforce · 100 marks
  • Q10 dictatorship and democracy, nazi propaganda, show trials · 100 marks
  • Q11 division and realignment in europe, cold war, soviet union, hungarian uprising · 100 marks
  • Q12 retreat from empire, decolonisation, race relations, indian independence · 100 marks
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