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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was lacking in the mid-19th century in regard to oil?

4. In 1901, the Shah gave D'Arcy access to how much of the country?

5. Which act gave FDR power to control exports, including oil?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what parts of the world did oil drilling and production take place? Where were some of the challenges that oil companies faced in these regions and countries?

2. How did Britain become involved in developing D'Arcy's oil fields in the Middle East? What were the reasons for Britain's interest?

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

4. What was one of most extraordinary engineering feats of WWII? Why was this done?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Yergin makes the point that cheap gas and oil transformed American society in a number of ways. Discuss how oil changed American society. What did oil and gas make possible? What new aspects of society are a result of oil and gas? What would American society be like without oil or gas?

Essay Topic 2

Which country do you think has had the greatest impact on the oil industry? Why? What impact has the country had on the oil industry? Use specific examples from the book to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

During various periods, countries and consumers experienced oil shortages. What effect did oil shortages have on individuals in these countries? How did people and governments cope with oil shortages? What measures did oil companies, individuals, and governments take to reduce the impact of shortages? Discuss at least three specific examples of oil shortages and how they were dealt with.

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