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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. The global battle of oil production intensified what rivalry?

2. When did traffic in the Canal resume after the attack?

3. What was a military action to capture Abadan that the British considered?

4. On August 2, 1990, 100,000 Iraqi troops invaded which country?

5. Where was a vast gas field found?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Suez Canal? Why was it important for the oil industry?

2. What were some of the challenges of harvesting oil in Alaska? How did the oil companies address some of the issues?

3. Who was "Sheikh" Ahmed Zaki Yamani? What impact did he have on the oil industry?

4. Who was Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini? What impact did he have on the oil industry?

5. Who succeeded Nasser in Egypt? What changes did he make?

6. Why did world oil consumption grow so fast in the period between 1949 and 1972? Which countries or areas experienced this growth?

7. How did oil companies and governments react to the Second Oil Shock?

8. Why did Iraqi troops invade Kuwait? What was the result?

9. What tensions existed between Iran and Iraq? What effect did this have on the oil market?

10. What actions did Sadat take toward Israel? What was his goal?

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 were Hitler's goals in his aggression toward Russia? Why was he motivated to attack Russia? What did he hope to gain? Was Hitler's campaign successful in Russia? Why or why not? What influenced the outcome?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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