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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, Chapter 36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early 1930s, the United States provided how much of Japan's oil imports?
(a) 40%
(b) 57%
(c) 16%
(d) 90%

2. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?
(a) North American Oil Commission (NAOC)
(b) Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
(c) California Oil Association (COA)
(d) United States Automobile Association (USAA)

3. Which country did not have a quota?
(a) Saudi Arabia
(b) China
(c) Kuwait
(d) Iran

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

5. Who toured the Middle East and believed it to be "the greatest prize in history" because of its oil?
(a) David McNaughton
(b) Everette Lee DeGolyer
(c) FDR
(d) James Forrestal

Short Answer Questions

1. New York City restricted what in 1965?

2. Nixon imposed what in 1971 to fight inflation?

3. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?

4. In the late 1970s, oil buyers did what?

5. What denied foreign interests access to drilling rights on public lands if their governments denied similar access to Americans?

(see the answer key)

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