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

2. The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 did what?
(a) Resumed Russian oil shipments to Germany
(b) Created an alliance aganist Britain
(c) Gave Poland to Russia
(d) Ended the Prussian War

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

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

5. By 1950, what was the primary fuel source in America?
(a) Oil
(b) Synthetic fuel
(c) Electricity
(d) Coal

Short Answer Questions

1. RDSG geologists put which country atop the list of potential oil finds?

2. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?

3. Germans pioneered the extraction of what from coal before World War I?

4. What cut the travel time between England and India in half?

5. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?

(see the answer key)

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