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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. Britain wanted to keep whose oil out of the hands of the Russians and French in the early 1900s?
(a) Sumatran
(b) South African
(c) Persian
(d) Canadian

2. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?
(a) Chile
(b) Mexico
(c) Panama
(d) Brazil

3. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?
(a) London-Turkey Treaty
(b) Anglo-Russian Convention
(c) English-Saudi Agreement
(d) England-Persia Agreement

4. The U.S. established what to contain the Soviets and deal with British financial issues after WWII?
(a) The Roosevelt Doctrine
(b) The Churchill Pact
(c) The Wilson Doctrine
(d) The Marshall Plan

5. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?
(a) Standard Oil Company
(b) Shell Oil Company
(c) Royal Dutch Company
(d) Asiatic Petroleum Company

Short Answer Questions

1. Stalin wanted oil from which country to supplement Soviet production?

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

3. What was key to Hitler's aggression toward Russia?

4. The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 did what?

5. Who used radio to mobilize Arab nationalism and stir up the whole Third World?

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