title: Irish History Junior Certificate Examination
text: # Irish History Junior Certificate Examination
  
  The Irish History Junior Certificate Examination is an achievement test on world history that is offered to students in Ireland.
  
  It is one of a suite of Junior Certificate Examinations the country uses to assess students. It has two difficulty levels, Higher and Ordinary. This subject is not required at a national level. However, many schools make it compulsory. Most students choose to complete the Higher Level exam.
  
  ## Ordinary level
  
  The Ordinary Level exam lasts 90 minutes. It includes four questions. The maximum score is 180.
  
  Questions :
  
  | Number | Type | Mark | Recommended time to spend |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Question 1 | Sources: Pictures | 35 marks | 15 minutes |
  | Question 2 | Sources: Documents | 35 marks | 15 minutes |
  | Question 3 | Short Questions | 60 marks | 20 minutes |
  | Question 4 | People in History | 50 marks | 30 minutes |
  
  ## Higher level
  
  The exam lasts 150 minutes. It includes six questions. The maximum score is 270.
  
  Questions :
  
  | Number | Type | Mark | Recommended time to spend |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Question 1 | Picture Questions | 35 marks | 10 minutes |
  | Question 2 | Document Questions | 35 marks | 10 minutes |
  | Question 3 | Short Questions | 60 marks | 20 minutes |
  | Question 4 | People in History | 50 marks | 25 minutes |
  | Question 5 | Long Document Question | 30 marks | 15 minutes |
  | Question 6 | One of four options (see below) | 60 marks | 20 minutes |
  
  Questions 1, 2 and 5 are mandatory. Only 10 of the 20 sub-questions in Question 3 are required. Question 4 includes two sections. One sub-question from each section must be answered. In Question 6, only two of four possible sub-questions need to be completed. The four sub-question topics are:
  
  * Question A: Unknown until exam
  * Question B: Social Life
  * Question C: Political History
  * Question D: World War I & World War II
  
  ## Topics
  
  Topics include:
  
  * Historians, Archaeologists, Sources
  * Ancient Rome
  * Ancient Ireland
  * Early Christian Ireland
  * The Middle Ages/Medieval times
  * Monks and Friars
  * The Renaissance
  * Exploration and Discovery
  * The Reformation
  * Plantations in Ireland
  * The American Revolution: 1775-1881
  * The French Revolution: 1789-1799
  * The Revolution in Ireland:1798
  * The Agricultural Revolution
  * The Industrial Revolution
  * The Transport Revolution
  * Ireland in the mid-nineteenth century
  * The Home Rule Crisis in Ireland:1910-1914
  * The Easter Rising and After:1916-1918
  * War of independence and Civil War:1919-1923
  * Cumann nan Gaedheal in power:1923-1932
  * Fianna Fáil in Government:1932-1948
  * The Inter-Party Government:1948-1951
  * From 1950 onward (Different Governments)
  * Northern Ireland:1920-2000
  * Dictatorship (knowledge of characteristics)
  * Fascist Italy
  * The Nazis take power in Germany
  * Hitler's Five Steps to War
  * World War II:1939-1945
  * The Super-powers & the Cold War:1945-1991
  * Social Changes in 20th Century Ireland
  