Mid-Term Exam     

1.  Identifications

Identify, date where relevant, and explain the significance of three of the following. Worth 8 points each.

1. Babeuf

2. Robert Owen

3. 1832 Reform Act

4. The People’s Charter 1837

5. The Frankfurt Assembly 1848

2.  Short Answers

Answer two of the following. Worth 18 points.

1. How did the Enlightenment contribute to the subsequent emergence of left-wing ideology?

2. What did Marx mean by the materialist conception of history?

3. How did Marxists explain the inevitability of proletarian revolution?

4. What was the significance of the Paris Commune of 1870 for the development of socialist thinking?

3.  Essay

Answer the following.  Worth 40 points.

1. What factors explain the predominantly reformist character of British working-class politics before 1914?   

Due Tuesday 23 November

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