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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. What denied foreign interests access to drilling rights on public lands if their governments denied similar access to Americans?
2. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
3. Japan invaded which country in 1931?
4. 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?
5. What was the name of the pipeline that stretched from Texas to the East Coast?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who bid successfully on the Kuwait Neutral Zone concession? Why did he bid on the concession? What deal was struck?
2. What happened to oil and gas consumption and demand in the United States after the war? What effects did this have?
3. How did the oil companies become involved in the Middle East? Who was involved in the beginning negotiations?
4. Into what areas did Standard Oil expand? What was its place in oil production?
5. What occurred in the oil industry after WWI in the United States? What was the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920?
6. How did the automobile transform American society?
7. Describe the beginning of the oil industry in Mexico. Why did Mexico cease to be a large oil producer?
8. What was known about oil before the mid-nineteenth century? Why wasn't it used more?
9. What tensions existed between the United States and Britain after the war? Why?
10. What are rents? How does this apply to oil?
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
Discuss how oil can cause tensions and conflicts between countries. Why is oil so important as to contribute to conflicts? How is oil used as a weapon in conflicts between countries? Use at least one specific example from the book to illustrate and back up your answers.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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