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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. Germans pioneered the extraction of what from coal before World War I?
(a) Oil
(b) Synthetic fuels
(c) Petroleum
(d) Nitrogen

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

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

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

5. J. N. Pews in 1876 pioneered the use of natural gas to light which city?
(a) Albany
(b) Boston
(c) Pittsburgh
(d) New York

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who volunteered to lead a cross-country motor caravan to demonstrate the value of motor transportation and to dramatize the need for better highways?

3. Who toured the Middle East and believed it to be "the greatest prize in history" because of its oil?

4. Who set up the Eastern and General Syndicate to develop business opportunities in the Middle East?

5. Who tried to take over Britain's naval superiority in the 1890s, which instead strengthened Britain's resolve?

(see the answer key)

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