Past Examination Questions 2006 - 2012

YEAR / Pursuit of Sovereignty & Impact of Partition / Politics & Society of N. Ireland / Dictatorship & Democracy 1920 – 1945 / Retreat from Empire
2012 / Threat & Use of Physical Force in Ireland, 1912 – 1923
Eucharistic Congress 1932
Anglo-Irish Relations, 1923 – 1949
Northern Ireland, Economy and/or threats to State, 1920 – 1945 / Terence O’Neill
Significance of Coleraine University Controversy and/or Apprentice Boys of Derry
Political Attempts to solve the ‘Troubles’ 1969 – 1993
Bernadette Devlin/ Ian Paisley/ Seamus Heaney / France, 1920 – 1945
Characteristics of Stalin’s rule in Russia
Hitler’s Foreign Policy,
1933 – 1939
Effect of Anti-Semitism & Holocaust on Europe, 1920 – 1945 / ***Document Question***
British Withdrawal from India, 1945 – 1947
“What were the difficulties associated with the British withdrawal from India, 1945 – 1947?”
2011 / Pearse/Griffith/Markievicz
Consolidation of Democracy, 1922 – 1932
DeValera – Strengths & Weaknesses as a Political Leader
N. Ireland – Impact of International Developments, 1932 - 1945 / ***Document Question***
Significance of the activities of the Apprentice Boys for Unionists & Nationalists / Lenin/Stalin – Extent of Social & Economic Change
Mussolini – Internal & External Policies
Characteristics of Nazi State, 1933 – 1939
Keynes/Jarrow March/Churchill / British Withdrawal from Palestine/ Suez Crisis – contribute to Middle East tensions
Secession of Katanga & International Dimension
French Race Relations in 1980’s
Gandhi/Sukarno/Achebe
2010 / Factors of Partition 1912 – 1920
A.-I. Relations: Cosgrave V. DeValera
1932 Eucharistic Congress
Unionism v. Nationalist minority – N. Ireland / ***Document. Question***
Difficulties with implementing Sunningdale Agreement / German Govts. – Soc. & Econ 1920 – 1939
Stalin – Internal & External Policies
Church-State: Hitler/Mussolini
Anglo-American Culture: 1920 – 1945 / British Withdrawal from India
Dev. Workers in Africa
Race Relations – Brit or France
Nasser/Nyerere/ Gordimer
2009 / Anglo-Irish Treaty Negotiations Controversial?
Soc. & Econ. Challenges N.I. 1920 -1945
DeValera 1932-1945: Economy v. A.-I. Relations
Cultural Identity, North & South, 1912 – 1945 / Brookeborough v. O’Neill as Leaders
Apprentice Boys and/or Coleraine – Divisive?
Troubles – Soc. & Econ Effects?
Agreements – 1973, 1985, 1993 / France 1920 – 1940
Dictators – Propaganda & Power
Soc. & Econ. Britain 1920 – 1945
World War II / Britain – Tensions in Middle East 1945 – 1956.
1945 – 1990 Social & Economic Consequences of Decolonisation.
Race in Brit/France.
Gandhi/Sukarno/ Ho Chi Minh
2008 / A.I. Treaty cause of Civil War?
Govts. – Consolidate Democracy 1923- 1945
Eucharistic Congress 1932
Unionist Party – N. Ireland affairs 1920 – 1939 / Govt. Of N. Ireland – Soc & Econ Problems 1949 – 1969
Coleraine University Controversy
Civil Rights Movement
Success?
Moves towards Peace: 1973 – 1993 / Lenin & Stalin contribution to Communism in Russia
Soc. & Econ. Problems- Br. V. Ger. 1920 – 1939
Goebbels/Riefenstahl – Propaganda
Civilian Pop. Impact of WW2 – Brit./France / British Withdrawal from India 1945 – 1947
Ho Chi Minh V. Sukarno- Achievements for Asian Nationalism
Problems & Opportunities post-colonialism in Africa
Legacy of Colonialism: Literature & English Language
2007 / Aims & Achievements of Padraig Pearse
Anglo – Irish Relations 1923 - 1949
Cultural Identity, N. & S. 1920 – 1949
Belfast (WW2) 1939 - 1945 / Impact of Welfare State on N. Ireland
Fall of Stormont & Collapse of Power-Sharing Executive 1973 – 1974
Anglo – Irish Agreement & Downing Street Declaration
Ecumenism in N. Ireland 1965 – 1993 / France 1920 – 1940
Nazi State of Germany 1933 – 1939
Causes & Consequences of Jarrow March 1936
Role of USSR in World War II / Origins of Suez Crisis & Effect on British Position in World
Secession of Katanga
Nyerere’s ‘Ujamaa’
Cultural Diversity in Britain 1960 – 1990
2006 / Factors that Contributed to Partition 1912 – 1920
Cosgrave & Irish Free State Stability 1923 – 1932
Soc. & Econ. Problems during WWII, North & South
Promotion of Cultural Identity, North & South 1920 – 1949 / Impact of Welfare State, 1949 – 1969
Contribution of Terence O’Neill to N. Ireland, 1949 – 1969
Contribution of the Apprentice Boys of Derry to Unionist Minority
Why Direct Rule was implemented & Why it lasted so long / Conditions that Contributed to the Growth of Fascism in Europe 1919 – 1939
To what extent did Stalin transform the society and economy of the Soviet Union?
Soc. & Econ. Problems in Britain 1919 – 1939
Technology of Warfare 1920 – 1945 / British Contribution to Tensions in Middle East 1945 – 1956
Why & what were the Results of Secession of Katanga 1960 – 1965
Post- Colonial Africa & Problems: Helped or Hindered by Old Colonial Masters
Race – Relations: Britain &/or France 1945 – 1990