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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 did FDR appoint to head the Department of the Interior, in addition to the newly created positions of Oil Administrator and Public Works Administrator?

2. What was banned in 1943 in the U.S.?

3. What agreement signed in 1944, assured "equity" to all parties, including the oil producing countries?

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

5. Which state was proclaimed in the Middle East that led to increasing tensions and conflicts in the region?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of the oil industry in Mexico. Why did Mexico cease to be a large oil producer?

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

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

4. What invention threatened Standard's profits? What product did Standard begin focusing on? Was this strategy successful?

5. What did Germany use to try to disrupt oil distribution? What effect did this have?

6. How did the oil companies become involved in the Middle East? Who was involved in the beginning negotiations?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the oil exploration that has taken place in the last 200 years. Why did companies and individuals explore for oil? When are companies most likely to look for previously unknown oil fields? What factors go into whether an oil field was viable or not in earlier days? Discuss one oil field and why it was useful or not at the time that it was discovered.

Essay Topic 2

What role did oil play in World War II? How did it influence military strategy? How did oil fuel new military strategies and tactics?

Essay Topic 3

What is the As-Is Agreement? How did the agreement come about? Who was involved in the meeting where the agreement originated? What were the goals of the agreement? How did the agreement change the oil industry? Was the agreement successful in its goals? Why or why not?

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