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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. What lead to instigating gasoline rationing in England?
(a) A broken pipeline
(b) German control of Persia
(c) Taxi cabs
(d) German U-boats use of oil

2. "Dad" Joiner found oil in a Texas field that came to be known as what?
(a) The Oil Gusher
(b) The Liquid Bank
(c) The Black Giant
(d) The Cash Creator

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

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

5. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?
(a) The United States
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) Russia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?

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

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

5. Britain wanted to keep whose oil out of the hands of the Russians and French in the early 1900s?

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