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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) Korea
(b) Russia
(c) India
(d) China

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

3. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?
(a) Sumatra
(b) Canada
(c) Russia
(d) Brazil

4. In December 1941, Japan bombed what target in the U.S.?
(a) San Diego Bay
(b) Seattle
(c) Channel Islands
(d) Pearl Harbor

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What product grew rapidly after its first delivery to England in 1861?

2. A Bolshevik newspaper spoke of oil as what?

3. Japan believed that what was the biggest liability for Germans in WWI, leading to their defeat?

4. Which other country provided oil for Japan in the early 1930s?

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

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