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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, Chapter 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?
(a) Nelson Mandela
(b) Woodrow Wilson
(c) Nicholas II
(d) Winston Churchill

2. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?
(a) 20%
(b) 75%
(c) 50%
(d) 90%

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

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

5. U.S. oil production rose how much between 1940 and 1945?
(a) 90%
(b) 4%
(c) 58%
(d) 30%

Short Answer Questions

1. What remained important in finding oil in the 1920s?

2. Oil industry lore calls the war years what?

3. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?

4. Who became Britain's chief oil supplier just before WWI?

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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