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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. Permanent oil platforms had to withstand waves that were how high?

2. What was the main determinant of energy and oil consumption?

3. Who conducted a new series of investigations into the oil companies' activities?

4. Oil producing countries were assigned quotas with what target in mind per day?

5. The American hostages were held until what happened?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Venezuela respond to events in the Middle East?

2. What triggered economic recovery in 1983?

3. What did Senator Henry ("Scoop") Jackson investigate? How did people respond to these investigations?

4. How did Britain respond to Nassar's demands about the Canal? How did Eisenhower feel about the events?

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

6. What was at the heart of the Arab oil embargo? How did other countries feel about the issues?

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

8. Venezuela's Alirio Parra helped stabilize OPEC through a meeting with oil leaders. Why was the meeting held? What came out of this meeting?

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

10. OPEC was founded with which goals in mind?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

What role did oil play in World War II? How did it influence military strategy? How did oil fuel new military strategies and tactics?

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