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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. How long did it take Japan to seize control of the oil in the East Indies?
(a) 3 months
(b) 1 year
(c) 5 days
(d) 4 weeks
2. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?
(a) Winston Churchill
(b) Nicholas II
(c) Nelson Mandela
(d) Woodrow Wilson
3. Japan invaded which country in 1931?
(a) Korea
(b) China
(c) Russia
(d) India
4. In 1944, the Allies targeted what with bombings in Germany?
(a) German submarines
(b) Synthetic fuel plants
(c) Concentration camps
(d) Tank factories
5. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?
(a) Woodrow Wilson
(b) Daniel D'Arcy
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Kaiser Wilhelm
Short Answer Questions
1. Who did FDR appoint to head the Department of the Interior, in addition to the newly created positions of Oil Administrator and Public Works Administrator?
2. Who did FDR meet with at the Suez Canal Zone after Yalta?
3. The "horseless carriage" was developed by whom?
4. The "Neutral Zone" was between Saudi Arabia and which other country?
5. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was Japan's interest in the East Indies? What plans were developed around the East Indies?
2. Describe the beginning of the oil industry in Mexico. Why did Mexico cease to be a large oil producer?
3. How was Standard Oil formed? Who was involved in this venture?
4. What was known about oil before the mid-nineteenth century? Why wasn't it used more?
5. How did the oil companies become involved in the Middle East? Who was involved in the beginning negotiations?
6. Into what areas did Standard Oil expand? What was its place in oil production?
7. What plans did Adolf Hitler have that depended on oil? What helped him in his projects to get away from Western oil?
8. How did the automobile transform American society?
9. How did WWI affect the oil industry and consumption of oil?
10. How did Britain become involved in developing D'Arcy's oil fields in the Middle East? What were the reasons for Britain's interest?
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