1. Why did an increased demand for coal as an energy source yield democratic claims in some places and colonial domination in others?
2. Using historical examples, describe in detail the methods employed by coal workers (miners, transporters, etc) to make democratic claims.
3. How did states and industrial owners respond to these claims in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries?
4. Using historical examples, describe the key differences between coal and oil in forging (and not forging) democratic possibilities.