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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) Mercantile colonialism.
(b) Alien rule.
(c) Absentee landlords.
(d) Aristocratic rule.

2. Where were the French forces defeated in 1814?
(a) The Marne.
(b) Moscow.
(c) Leipzig.
(d) Waterloo.

3. What was the result of improvements in the technology of spinning and weaving?
(a) Increased tax revenue from the cotton trade.
(b) Increased output.
(c) Decreased farm size.
(d) Decreased need for labor.

4. Why did the international congress among Europe's ruling nations dissolve after a few years?
(a) The interests of its main powers diverged.
(b) Its members conspired against each other.
(c) Its members launched an unsuccessful war together.
(d) It was replaced by another alliance.

5. What state were other economies in 1848?
(a) They were refining slave-based production methods.
(b) They were developing politically.
(c) They were building the foundations for modern agricultural techniques.
(d) They were still linked to agriculture.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where did the idea that Hobsbawm says was developing after 1830 first take root?

3. What were the dates of the Napoleonic Wars?

4. Where did Britain expand its relationships after the French Revolution?

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

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