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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Germans pioneered the extraction of what from coal before World War I?

2. In December 1941, Japan bombed what target in the U.S.?

3. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?

4. Between 1911 and 1918, oil consumption rose how much in the United States?

5. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the automobile transform American society?

2. Into what areas did Standard Oil expand? What was its place in oil production?

3. Who found an economical way to get oil? Where did he get the information from? What happened after he discovered this?

4. Why didn't FDR do anything when Japan invaded China? What did he consider?

5. How did the Shell employees in Borneo react to news of Pearl Harbor? Why did they react this way?

6. Describe the beginning of the oil industry in Mexico. Why did Mexico cease to be a large oil producer?

7. What was part of Hitler's motivation to invade Russia? Why? Was he successful?

8. How did the oil companies become involved in the Middle East? Who was involved in the beginning negotiations?

9. What was one of most extraordinary engineering feats of WWII? Why was this done?

10. What did Germany use to try to disrupt oil distribution? What effect did this have?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the As-Is Agreement? How did the agreement come about? Who was involved in the meeting where the agreement originated? What were the goals of the agreement? How did the agreement change the oil industry? Was the agreement successful in its goals? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

What was the Cold War? Who was involved in the Cold War? What effects did the Cold War have on the oil industry? Discuss at least two different effects that the Cold War produced in the oil industry.

Essay Topic 3

What role does the oil industry have in the anti-West feelings of some in the Middle East? Discuss why some Arabs resent Western influence in the region. What actions on the part of the West contributed to these feelings? Include at least two specific instances that might contribute to such feelings.

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