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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Peace.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what way does Hobsbawm say the world of 1789 was bigger than today?
(a) Hobsbawm says that much of the Earth was still unexplored.
(b) Hobsbawm says that people were bigger than today.
(c) Hobsbawm says that the population was bigger than today.
(d) Hobsbawm says that distances seemed much bigger than today.

3. What crucial event does Hobsbawm say took place during the period after the French Revolution?
(a) The abolition of the slave trade.
(b) The development of paper currency.
(c) The discovery of Australia.
(d) The invention of the cotton gin.

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

5. Where were the French forces superior to the English?
(a) In the navy.
(b) In the army.
(c) In the mountains.
(d) In the colonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hobsbawm say was the new law of businesses in the late 1700s?

2. Where were the French forces defeated in 1815?

3. Which nation ruled most of Asia in the late 1700s?

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

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

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