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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. Which state was proclaimed in the Middle East that led to increasing tensions and conflicts in the region?
(a) Israel
(b) Iraq
(c) Kuwait
(d) Syria

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

3. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?
(a) California Oil Association (COA)
(b) Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
(c) United States Automobile Association (USAA)
(d) North American Oil Commission (NAOC)

4. How did Eisenhower feel about the attack on Egypt?
(a) Resigned and depressed
(b) Cautiously happy
(c) Indifferent
(d) Surprised and angry

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the greatest "if" in the Middle East after WWII?

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

4. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?

5. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?

(see the answer key)

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