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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. Which German commander was stopped due to a lack of petrol in North Africa?

2. What did Calouste Gulbenkian come to be known as after APOC and Shell gave him shares in their companies?

3. What sprung up to process crude oil into kerosene?

4. What event in the 1920s plunged oil into dire straits?

5. Outside the U.S., oil exploration in the Western Hemisphere centered where?

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

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

4. What are rents? How does this apply to oil?

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

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

7. How did the automobile transform American society?

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

9. Describe the exploration for oil that took place as Pennsylvania became depleted? Where was oil found?

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

Choose one of the wars discussed in the book, such as the Iran-Iraq War, the Gulf War, or World War II. Discuss the role that oil played in the causes and outcomes of the war. How did oil influence the direction and outcome of the war? What impact did oil have on the war and the way that it was fought?

Essay Topic 2

How did oil change the ways in which wars are fought? How has oil been used as a weapon in war? How did oil change the weaponry and machinery of war starting with World War I?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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