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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
(a) Shell
(b) Standard
(c) BP
(d) Exxon
2. Early in 1942, Hitler developed which plan, aimed at the Caucasus and beyond, to the oil fields of Iran and Iraq, and onward to India?
(a) Operation Volkswagon
(b) Operation Soviet
(c) Operation Caucasus
(d) Operation Bleu
3. Which act gave FDR power to control exports, including oil?
(a) Manchurian Act of 1937
(b) Export Safety Act
(c) Imbargo Act of 1939
(d) National Defense Act
4. Japan invaded which country in 1931?
(a) India
(b) Korea
(c) Russia
(d) China
5. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?
(a) Sarah Roosevelt
(b) Anna Burton
(c) Grace von Darnell
(d) Ida Tarbell
Short Answer Questions
1. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?
2. By 1950, what was the primary fuel source in America?
3. For producing nations, oil was a source of what?
4. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?
5. U.S. oil production rose how much between 1940 and 1945?
Short Essay Questions
1. What tensions existed between the United States and Britain after the war? Why?
2. Describe the beginning of the oil industry in Mexico. Why did Mexico cease to be a large oil producer?
3. Who was Ibn Saud? Why did he become involved in the oil industry?
4. What invention threatened Standard's profits? What product did Standard begin focusing on? Was this strategy successful?
5. Who found an economical way to get oil? Where did he get the information from? What happened after he discovered this?
6. Why didn't FDR do anything when Japan invaded China? What did he consider?
7. What are the war years called? Why are they called this?
8. What did Germany use to try to disrupt oil distribution? What effect did this have?
9. How did WWI affect the oil industry and consumption of oil?
10. How was Standard Oil formed? Who was involved in this venture?
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