Leaving Cert History: Documents and Essays 2020
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This our concise History edition. Our full guide include this and more. This version comprises tips, document notes and essays. This is a printable guide of approximately 20,000 words over 64 pages.
LEAVING CERTIFICATE HISTORY: LATER MODERN COURSE
General study and exam tips
Course layout
Study and revision tips
Section 1: Answering Document-based Questions
Exam timing
Assessing the sources
General skills for answering questions
Question 1: Comprehension
Question 2: Comparison
Question 3: Criticism
Question 4: Context
Section 1: Document Case Study
The Montgomery bus boycott
Lyndon B. Johnson and the Vietnam war
The Moon landing, 1969
Sample answer: What was the reaction to the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1956?
Sections 2 and 3: Essay Writing
Essay skills
Planning and laying out an essay
Other tips and tricks
Sample plan
Section 2: Irish History
Topic 1: Ireland and the Union, 1815 – 1870
Sample essays:
a. What were the responses of Charles Trevelyan and/or Asenath Nicholson to Famine in Ireland? (2017)
b. What were the aims of Daniel O’Connell and to what extent did he achieve them? (2016)
Topic 2: Movements for political and social reform.
Sample essay:
a. How did Unionism develop during the period 1886 – 1914? (2011)
b. What did one or more of the following contribute to cultural revival during the period 1870- 1914: the GAA; the Gaelic League; the Anglo-Irish Literary Revival? (2012)
Topic 3: The pursuit of sovereignty and the impact of partition.
Sample Essay:What was the significance of the Eucharistic Congress, 1932?
Topic 5: Politics and society in Northern Ireland
Religion, Culture and Science
Topic 6: Government, economy and society in the Republic of Ireland, 1949 – 1989:
Sample essay: How did Anglo-Irish relations develop during the period 1949-1989? (2012)
Section 3: Europe and the Wider World
Topic 3: Dictatorship and Democracy in Europe
Sample essay: How effective were Stalin’s moves for change during his time as leader of Russia?
The rise of Fascism (Italy and Germany)Sample essay:How did dictators use propaganda and/or terror to maintain their power?
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