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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. What did Calouste Gulbenkian come to be known as after APOC and Shell gave him shares in their companies?
(a) Controlling Interest
(b) Oil Baron of Persia
(c) Mr. Five Percent
(d) King of Persia

2. Who set up the Eastern and General Syndicate to develop business opportunities in the Middle East?
(a) Robert Nelson
(b) Thomas Neville
(c) Winston Churchill
(d) Frank Holmes

3. Which act gave FDR power to control exports, including oil?
(a) Manchurian Act of 1937
(b) Export Safety Act
(c) Imbargo Act of 1939
(d) National Defense Act

4. In 1944, the Allies targeted what with bombings in Germany?
(a) Synthetic fuel plants
(b) Concentration camps
(c) German submarines
(d) Tank factories

5. Who stepped in to restore order as majors and independents feuded in the United States?
(a) United States Automobile Association (USAA)
(b) North American Oil Commission (NAOC)
(c) Texas Railroad Commission (TRC)
(d) California Oil Association (COA)

Short Answer Questions

1. U.S. oil production rose how much between 1940 and 1945?

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

3. Which country did the United States begin transshipping to in 1940?

4. By 1915, APOC was supplying how much of the British Navy's oil needs?

5. On April 5, 1945, who prepared to advance on Japan?

(see the answer key)

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