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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 act gave FDR power to control exports, including oil?

2. In October 1940, who bombed Dhahran?

3. Which of the following was a parent company of Casoc?

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

5. What was key to Hitler's aggression toward Russia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did the automobile transform American society?

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

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

The creation of a Jewish state created conflict in the Middle East and between Middle Eastern countries and Israeli supporters. Discuss why the Jewish state was created and how it affected the political dynamics of the oil industry. Why were some Arab countries unhappy with the creation? How did the conflicts between Israel and other Middle Eastern countries affect the oil industry?

Essay Topic 2

What is OPEC? How did OPEC come into existence? What influence has this organization had on the oil industry? Give specific examples of OPEC's influence from the book.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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