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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 did what?
(a) Gave Poland to Russia
(b) Ended the Prussian War
(c) Resumed Russian oil shipments to Germany
(d) Created an alliance aganist Britain

2. The "horseless carriage" was developed by whom?
(a) Orville Wright
(b) Henry Ford
(c) Thomas Edison
(d) Alexander Graham Bell

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

4. Which German commander was stopped due to a lack of petrol in North Africa?
(a) Erwin Rommel
(b) Friedrich Bergius
(c) Adolf Hitler
(d) Joseph Stalin

5. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?
(a) Anna Burton
(b) Grace von Darnell
(c) Sarah Roosevelt
(d) Ida Tarbell

Short Answer Questions

1. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?

2. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?

3. Who perfected the incandescent light bulb?

4. What remained important in finding oil in the 1920s?

5. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

(see the answer key)

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