Exam Predictions for Junior Cycle History - June 2025

Introduction

• Overview of likely topics for the Junior Cycle History exam in June 2025.
• Importance of understanding key historical concepts and events.

Key Topics Predicted for the Exam

1. The Work of the Historian

   • Guaranteed to be on the exam.
   • Embedded throughout the paper with various questions.
   • Includes questions on archives, museums, primary vs. secondary sources, bias, propaganda, etc.

2. Patterns of Change

   • Likely focus on health and medicine.
   • Other patterns could include crime and punishment, food and drink, work and leisure, fashion and appearance.
   • Expect a longer style question discussing changes over three time periods (e.g., Roman times, Medieval times, Industrial Revolution).

3. The Plantations

   • Strong possibility of appearing on the exam.
   • Focus on the Ulster Plantation.
   • Source-based questions and long-answer questions about changes due to plantations (e.g., cultural, linguistic, religious impacts).

4. Experience of Women in 20th Century Ireland

   • Yet to appear, but likely.
   • Focus on working life changes, sports, politics, institutional abuse.
   • Source-based with longer style questions expected.

5. International Cooperation, Justice, and Human Rights

   • Likely focused on the European Union.
   • Topics include EU's role in justice, cooperation, and human rights.
   • Understanding of Ireland's benefits from EU membership.

6. The Cold War

   • Yet to appear on exams.
   • Be prepared with detailed knowledge of at least two events (e.g., Berlin Airlift, Cuban Missile Crisis).
   • Source-based questions with longer answers on causes and consequences.

7. Potential World War II Question

   • 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II.
   • Possibility of related questions appearing.

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