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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What company did John D. Rockefeller and Henry Flagler start?
(a) Standard Oil Company
(b) Citgo, Inc.
(c) Exxon Mobil, Inc.
(d) Irving Oil Company

2. Early in 1942, Hitler developed which plan, aimed at the Caucasus and beyond, to the oil fields of Iran and Iraq, and onward to India?
(a) Operation Soviet
(b) Operation Bleu
(c) Operation Volkswagon
(d) Operation Caucasus

3. The Royal Dutch company joined forces with what other oil company in 1907?
(a) Exxon
(b) Shell
(c) Standard
(d) BP

4. On April 5, 1945, who prepared to advance on Japan?
(a) The Soviet Union
(b) Canada
(c) Australia
(d) France

5. What product grew rapidly after its first delivery to England in 1861?
(a) Kerosene
(b) Vasoline
(c) Gasoline
(d) Naphtha

Short Answer Questions

1. In August 1928, Deterding met where with Heinrich Riedemann of Jersey Standard-Germany, Cadman of APOC, William Mellon of Gulf, Robert Stewart of Indiana and others to discuss the oil industry?

2. The "horseless carriage" was developed by whom?

3. The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 did what?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Into what areas did Standard Oil expand? What was its place in oil production?

2. What was part of Hitler's motivation to invade Russia? Why? Was he successful?

3. Who found an economical way to get oil? Where did he get the information from? What happened after he discovered this?

4. How did WWI affect the oil industry and consumption of oil?

5. What are the war years called? Why are they called this?

6. Why didn't FDR do anything when Japan invaded China? What did he consider?

7. How was Standard Oil formed? Who was involved in this venture?

8. Who was Ibn Saud? Why did he become involved in the oil industry?

9. What plans did Adolf Hitler have that depended on oil? What helped him in his projects to get away from Western oil?

10. What was known about oil before the mid-nineteenth century? Why wasn't it used more?

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