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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. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?
(a) 35%
(b) 15%
(c) 95%
(d) 75%

2. Who used radio to mobilize Arab nationalism and stir up the whole Third World?
(a) Saddam Hussein
(b) Ali Razmara
(c) Gamal Abedel Nasser
(d) King Farouk

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

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

5. Which country placed troops in the Canal Zone to protect it for oil purposes?
(a) Japan
(b) Germany
(c) England
(d) Brazil

Short Answer Questions

1. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?

2. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?

3. The Rothschilds created what company in 1902?

4. Which state was proclaimed in the Middle East that led to increasing tensions and conflicts in the region?

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

(see the answer key)

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