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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. For producing nations, oil was a source of what?

2. Shell employees at Balikapan in Borneo reacted to Pearl Harbor how?

3. Oil prices dropped after what event?

4. In October 1940, who bombed Dhahran?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What occurred in the oil industry after WWI in the United States? What was the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920?

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

10. What event in 1947 in the Gulf of Mexico led to questions? What issues arose from this? What other products did the United States become interested in?

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

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 3

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?

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