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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. What was the name of the pipeline that stretched from Texas to the East Coast?

2. Japan's original war plan was that how much oil would be sufficient for victory?

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

4. Which conflict in the Pacific was decisive victory for the Americans and turned the tide of battle between Japan and the United States?

5. Who did FDR meet with at the Suez Canal Zone after Yalta?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 the oil industry begin? Why wasn't oil harvested in greater amounts before this time? What role did oil companies play in the early days of the oil industry?

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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