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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
(a) Shell
(b) Standard
(c) Exxon
(d) BP

2. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?
(a) Russia
(b) Germany
(c) The United States
(d) France

3. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?
(a) English-Saudi Agreement
(b) London-Turkey Treaty
(c) England-Persia Agreement
(d) Anglo-Russian Convention

4. Which act gave FDR power to control exports, including oil?
(a) Imbargo Act of 1939
(b) National Defense Act
(c) Export Safety Act
(d) Manchurian Act of 1937

5. Britain wanted to keep whose oil out of the hands of the Russians and French in the early 1900s?
(a) Sumatran
(b) Canadian
(c) Persian
(d) South African

Short Answer Questions

1. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?

2. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

3. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?

4. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?

5. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?

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