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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Japan invaded which country in 1931?
(a) India
(b) China
(c) Korea
(d) Russia

2. Which Swedish inventor established a considerable industrial company in Russia?
(a) Nils von Dardel
(b) Immanuel Nobel
(c) Auguste Comte
(d) Nicklas Lidstrom

3. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?
(a) Tanks
(b) Money
(c) Cultural beliefs
(d) Petroleum

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

5. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?
(a) Exxon Mobil, Inc.
(b) Citgo, Inc.
(c) Irving Oil Company
(d) Standard Oil Company

Short Answer Questions

1. Who bought out Maurice Clark for $72,000?

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

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

4. What did Britain capture to secure the strategic approaches to oil and ensure the safety of the Amir of Kuwait?

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

(see the answer key)

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