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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 method of delivery for oil did the oil companies settle on to avoid teamster conflicts?
(a) Trains
(b) Tanker trucks
(c) Boats
(d) Pipelines

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

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

4. What did England sign in 1907 to foil German penetration into the Middle East?
(a) London-Turkey Treaty
(b) Anglo-Russian Convention
(c) English-Saudi Agreement
(d) England-Persia Agreement

5. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?
(a) The technology to convert oil to something usable
(b) An economical way to harvest it
(c) A belief in oil's uses
(d) A use for it

Short Answer Questions

1. Shell employees at Balikapan in Borneo reacted to Pearl Harbor how?

2. Which Swedish inventor established a considerable industrial company in Russia?

3. The Royal Dutch Company set up operations where?

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

5. Who published a book on the history of Standard Oil Company?

(see the answer key)

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