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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. Which nation led the others in industrialization?

2. What product does Hobsbawm say was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?

3. Where does Hobsbawm see a culture combining nationalism with the revolutionary spirit of the French Revolution?

4. Where were spinning and weaving performed prior to the Industrial Revolution?

5. What were the dates of the Napoleonic Wars?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way does Hobsbawm say that the world was both bigger and smaller in the late 1700s?

3. Describe the beginnings of the French Revolution, from 1789 to 1792.

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

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

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

7. What does Hobsbawm say was the paradox of progress in certain countries of Europe?

8. Describe Robespierre's influence on the French Revolution.

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who are the main characters in Hobsbawm's "The Age of Revolution"? Is it the nations themselves, or the political parties, or industries characters? Does Hobsbawm describe them as individual characters? Cite a few instances of how Hobsbawm relates individuals to parties, and individual experience to historical developments.

Essay Topic 2

Was the secularization of European culture a benefit or a disadvantage of industrialization? Or, was it simply a transition, as people found their religion in other places? What functions had religion served that were now served by other, secular developments?

Essay Topic 3

What are Hobsbawm's historiographical priorities? What historiographical methods characterize his work? What themes is he interested in? How does he explore them? Compare this work (or contrast it) with other works of history you have read.

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