Hist 3110, mid-term 2 review (exam:
March 30, 1999)
Part one (40%) identify three out of five terms drawn from the following
list. Identification involves an argument: state what the person or thing
is, locate it in time and place, and indicate its particular historical
significance.
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Dr. Richard Price, Gordon Riots, Christopher Wyvill, William Pitt the Younger,
Economical Reform, Combination Acts, Peninsular War
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Luddites, Captain Swing, Speenhamland, factory system, Andrew Ure
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Parliamentary Reform, Corn Law, Peterloo, "Six Acts" of 1819, "Catholic
Emancipation" Act, Lord Grey, Lord John Russell, Reform Act of 1832
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Chartists, Sir Robert Peel, the Great Famine, Utilitarians, Sadler Report
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Gladstone, Disraeli, Home Rule, Land League, Charles Stewart Parnell
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Sepoy Mutiny, New Imperialism, Joseph Chamberlain, Boer War
Part two (20%) Write a paragraph on a short passage selected from
those on the impact of the French Revolution and the Empire (The Past
Speaks, chs. 6 and 12). Briefly explain the writer's argument and intention,
how it "fits" a particular historical era or crisis, and, if possible, any
particular biases of the writer or holes in his argument. Focus on the passage
cited.
Part three (40%) will be two of the following questions from which
you will select one as the basis for a well-constructed essay. Where
possible, define your terms, make an argument, and give (and explain) specific
evidence to back that argument.
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Was the Reform Act of 1832 the result of aristocratic factional politics,
social changes due to the Industrial Revolution, or a natural political
progression from the Glorious Revolution? Compare and weigh the long-term
and short-term causes of the Great Reform.
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"Victorian Britain was so economically successful because it was the age
of free enterprise." Comment on the validity of this statement.
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Was Ireland part of the British Empire? Compare and contrast British attitudes
towards the Irish Question in the Nineteenth Century with attitudes towards
the rest of the Empire. If possible, explain why relations with Ireland occupied
so much of the political terrain.
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