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

2. Who masterminded strikes against the Rothschilds' interests in Russia?
(a) Immanuel Nobel
(b) Joseph Stalin
(c) Marcus Samuel
(d) John D. Rockefeller

3. Shell employees at Balikapan in Borneo reacted to Pearl Harbor how?
(a) They increased production, drilled new wells, and exported oil to the U.S.
(b) They stepped up production and prepared to expand the operation.
(c) They stopped production, sabotaged wells, and set wharves ablaze.
(d) They slowed production, hid oil supplies, and built bunkers for themselves.

4. The Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 did what?
(a) Ended the Prussian War
(b) Created an alliance aganist Britain
(c) Gave Poland to Russia
(d) Resumed Russian oil shipments to Germany

5. Which conflict in the Pacific was decisive victory for the Americans and turned the tide of battle between Japan and the United States?
(a) Pearl Harbor
(b) The Battle of Midway
(c) The Battle of Kula Gulf
(d) The Battle of Ormac Bay

Short Answer Questions

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

2. By 1879, Standard controlled what percentage of U.S. refining capacity, as well as the pipelines, gathering systems, and transportation?

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

4. Who became Britain's chief oil supplier just before WWI?

5. What was the name of the pipeline that stretched from Texas to the East Coast?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who bid successfully on the Kuwait Neutral Zone concession? Why did he bid on the concession? What deal was struck?

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

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

4. How did the Shell employees in Borneo react to news of Pearl Harbor? Why did they react this way?

5. What was Japan's interest in the East Indies? What plans were developed around the East Indies?

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

7. What happened to oil and gas consumption and demand in the United States after the war? What effects did this have?

8. What was the meeting at Achnacarry Castle about? Who was involved? What was the outcome?

9. Who was "Dad" Joiner? What did he discover?

10. What was the Japanese war plan based on? Did these premises come true?

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