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

2. Who dominated the Third Estate in the 1780s in France?

3. Where did Russia expand its relationships after the French Revolution?

4. Which areas were best connected, according to Hobsbawm?

5. How much does Hobsbawm say Europeans were affected by the Napoleonic Wars?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the final defeat of the French forces at the end of the Napoleonic Wars.

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

5. What were the geographical consequences of the Napoleonic Wars, in Hobsbawm's account?

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

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

8. In Hobsbawm's account, how strong were the major European nations by the end of the Napoleonic Wars?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was the role of the Jews in the Industrial Revolution and French Revolution? How did they participate in the transformation of European society? How did they benefit by it? How was their experience different than other groups' experiences?

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Hobsbawm describes the importance of nationalism in the development of a middle class that had developed its own characteristic ideology, which was marked by a faith in a universe that progressed either toward spiritual fulfillment (Hegel) or communism (Marx). Both of these conclusions were for the mass, though, and it would not be until Freud that people could see the difficulties of being individuals within a mass or nation.

Write an essay that addresses the importance of nationalism in your life. In what ways are you a national creature? Does your nationalism interfere with or obscure your individuality?

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