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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 does Hobsbawm say revolts turned against in this period?
(a) Absentee landlords.
(b) Aristocratic rule.
(c) Mercantile colonialism.
(d) Alien rule.

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

3. What does Hobsbawm call the Industrial Revolution?
(a) "the beginning of the modern age."
(b) "the most important event in world history."
(c) "preparation for some of the greatest changes mankind would know."
(d) "the end of classical Europe."

4. What trend was Hobsbawm looking for in revolts and revolutions?
(a) Modernism.
(b) Indigenosity.
(c) Local traditions.
(d) Nationalism.

5. What was the one nation Hobsbawm says could have been considered industrialized in 1848?
(a) Britain.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who does Hobsbawm say identified themselves with local traditions?

4. Which market supplied raw materials for the cotton trade?

5. What cause did Russian and Britain support together after the French Revolution?

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