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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. Which country set production to achieve price objectives?

2. In 1979, Iran produced what percent of the world's oil?

3. In 1960 Jersey cut prices by what percent, with competitors following suit, with little enthusiasm but considerable alarm?

4. Who joined forces with Italian oil man Enrico Mattei?

5. Who did Carter admit to the US for medical treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini? What impact did he have on the oil industry?

2. What effects did the Second Oil Shock have on the oil industry?

3. Why is 1974 to 1978 known as OPEC's Golden Age?

4. What actions did Sadat take toward Israel? What was his goal?

5. OPEC was founded with which goals in mind?

6. What was at the heart of the Arab oil embargo? How did other countries feel about the issues?

7. What were some of the challenges of harvesting oil in Alaska? How did the oil companies address some of the issues?

8. What did Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson investigate? How did people respond to these investigations?

9. What events change the oil landscape in Iran? What happened to Mossadegh?

10. Why did Iraqi troops invade Kuwait? What was the result?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the wars discussed in the book, such as the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, or World War II. Discuss the role that oil played in the causes and outcomes of the war. How did oil influence the direction and outcome of the war? What impact did oil have on the war and the way that it was fought?

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 were Hitler's goals in his aggression toward Russia? Why was he motivated to attack Russia? What did he hope to gain? Was Hitler's campaign successful in Russia? Why or why not? What influenced the outcome?

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