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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the greatest "if" in the Middle East after WWII?
(a) The effects of a Russian invasion
(b) An uncertain future after Ibn Saud died
(c) The creation of a Jewish state
(d) The technology for a transcontinent pipeline

2. Stalin wanted oil from which country to supplement Soviet production?
(a) Kuwait
(b) Iran
(c) India
(d) Saudi Arabia

3. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?
(a) Black Money
(b) Liquid Gold
(c) Oily Funds
(d) Quick Cash

4. Britain and France joined with what country to plan an attack on Egypt?
(a) Japan
(b) The United States
(c) Israel
(d) Germany

5. What was key to Hitler's aggression toward Russia?
(a) Baku oil
(b) Wanting to defeat Stalin
(c) Russia's alliance with the United States
(d) Synthetic oils

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1947, the Interior Department started a program to stockpile how many barrels of oil each day?

2. Which German commander was stopped due to a lack of petrol in North Africa?

3. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?

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

5. When did traffic in the Canal resume after the attack?

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