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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. Which country was not represented at the meeting?
(a) England
(b) The United States
(c) Russia
(d) Germany

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

3. Which other country provided oil for Japan in the early 1930s?
(a) Britain
(b) South Africa
(c) Dutch East Indies
(d) Mexico

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who favored favored domestic spending over war preparations against Germany in 1911?

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

3. Who instituted a vast building project in the British Navy to transform the fleet to use oil?

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

5. Who subdued much of Arabia and negotiated the exchange of oil for money for his country?

(see the answer key)

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