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

2. What did the French Revolution demonstrate to the rest of Europe?
(a) That tyrants could use popular uprisings for their own purposes.
(b) That power will always reside in the aristocracy's hands.
(c) That Europe was not ready for democracy yet.
(d) That people could rise up to fight for their freedom.

3. What product does Hobsbawm say was the catalyst for the Industrial Revolution?
(a) Steel.
(b) Wool.
(c) Iron.
(d) Cotton.

4. What does Hobsbawm say the major European powers agreed on after the French Revolution?
(a) Revolutionary movements should be contained.
(b) Revolutions should be a way of eliminating the aristocrats.
(c) Revolutions should be used to reinforce the ruling class.
(d) Revolutions should be used as tools for developing nationalism.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the dates of the Napoleonic Wars?

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

4. What, in Hobsbawm's view, was the economic result of the French Revolution?

5. Which nation led the others in industrialization?

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