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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. Where did Russia expand its relationships after the French Revolution?
(a) Greece.
(b) The Caucasus.
(c) Japan.
(d) China.

2. 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.

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

4. What began to develop as industrialism developed in Europe?
(a) A trade war over tariffs.
(b) Lower prices as producers competed for buyers.
(c) An arms race between nations.
(d) A gap between developed and un-developed nations.

5. What pressure drove the mechanization of production in the late 1700s?
(a) The need for mercantile power.
(b) The need for profit.
(c) The need to dominate trade routes.
(d) The need for monopoly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nation led the others in industrialization?

2. What does Hobsbawm call the Industrial Revolution?

3. Why didn't France invade any territories after the French Revolution?

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

5. What does Hobsbawm say revolts turned against in this period?

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