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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Hobsbawm say that the Industrial Revolution could only have happened in England?
(a) Because the Industrial Revolution required a cooler climate.
(b) Because the rest of the continent was consumed in war.
(c) Because agriculture thrived in England's moister climate.
(d) Becaue only Britain had the commercial strength and social conditions for it.

2. Which industry saw special improvements and expansion in the late 1700s, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) Copper.
(b) Magnesium.
(c) Coal.
(d) Iron.

3. Which market supplied raw materials for the cotton trade?
(a) Russia.
(b) Britain's colonies.
(c) Thailand.
(d) France.

4. What happened that fostered nationalist movements in the Balkans?
(a) The Russians opened trade with the Balkan areas.
(b) Greeks began to flee to the Balkans to get away from the fighting in Greece.
(c) The Turks invaded, uniting the Balkan states against them.
(d) The Greeks attained independence and fixed borders.

5. Which areas were best connected, according to Hobsbawm?
(a) The mountains.
(b) The seacoasts.
(c) The islands.
(d) The farm country.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world was smaller in 1789?

2. What cause did Russia and Britain disagree over after the French Revolution?

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

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

5. What was Robespierre's role in the Reign of Terror?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the French Revolution proceed from 1792 to 1794?

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

3. What does Hobsbawm say were the monarchies' relationships with land use and the economy in 1780?

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

5. Who, in Hobsbawm's account, formed the foundation for what Hobsbawm calls "self-conscious' nationalism?

6. Where does Hobsbawm say the European nations expanded their influence, for lack of war in Europe?

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

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

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

10. How does Hobsbawm say that the political atmosphere changed after the French Revolution?

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