The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Age of Revolution: Europe 1789-1848 Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 131 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What idea does Hobsbawm say was just being developed after the turning point of 1830?

2. Who invested in the railroads, in Hobsbawm's account?

3. What set the stage for the French Revolution, in Hobsbawm's account?

4. Who was represented by the "Third Estate" in France?

5. Why didn't disagreements between nations reach the level of international war?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hobsbawm say was the first wave of revolutions to follow the French Revolution?

2. Why does Hobsbawm say that raw materials like iron and coal did not expand the same way as cotton began to expand in the 1780s?

3. What does Hobsbawm say is the difference between revolts and national movements?

4. How did the Napoleonic Wars affect the slave trade, in Hobsbawm's account?

5. What conditions made Britain ripe for the Industrial Revolution, according to Hobsbawm?

6. How does Hobsbawm say that the nationalistic ideal spread through Europe?

7. What role did the cotton market play in the Industrial Revolution, in Hobsbawm's account?

8. Describe the effect of the Greek revolution on Greece and the region.

9. What does Hobsbawm say was the third wave of revolutions to follow the French Revolution?

10. Why did a period of peace follow the Napoleonic Wars, in Hobsbawm's account?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How important was nationalism in the revolutions Hobsbawm describes? Was it a cause or an effect of the revolutions? If it was a cause, what were its effects? If it was an effect, what caused it?

Essay Topic 2

Considering the changes that were happening at the time in the early- to mid-1800s, it's no surprise that people were anxious about the future; but Marx saw Communism as the goal and perfection of human society. How had the times created this view in Marx and in European culture? What movements does Hobsbawm discuss which contributed to the development of Communism as an alternative to the capitalist exploitation of the Earth and the workers?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways were the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution 'revolutions' in the technical sense (i.e. turnings back toward some previous state) and in what ways were they revolutionary (i.e. unprecedented, original events)?

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