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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Towards an Industrial World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the international congress that ruled Europe called?
(a) The European Convention.
(b) The Concert of Europe.
(c) The League of Nations.
(d) The European Assembly.

2. What does Hobsbawm say is the dual root of nationalism in Europe?
(a) The destruction of the French Revolution and the population explosion.
(b) New trade routes and peace after the war.
(c) The French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution.
(d) The population explosion and the railroad.

3. Where were the French forces defeated in 1815?
(a) Leipzig.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Waterloo.
(d) Moscow.

4. What did France produce as other countries' economies changed?
(a) A full range of products.
(b) Common goods for its domestic market.
(c) Raw materials for export.
(d) Luxury goods for export.

5. How did the concept of nationalism spread through Europe?
(a) From France outward in every direction.
(b) From west to east.
(c) From north to south.
(d) From east to west.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hobsbawm say revolts turned against in this period?

2. What was abolished in the wake of Napoleon's victories?

3. What state were other economies in 1848?

4. Which industry saw special improvements and expansion in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?

5. What was the one nation Hobsbawm says could have been considered industrialized in 1848?

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