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1. Hitler envisioned that the ___________________ would _________________ all regions of

Germany

2. Why have the German’s been so active in chemical energy development?

3. Why was the synthetic fuel market very small in the late 1920’s into the early 1930’s?

4. Germany used a __________________ war to overrun the enemy quickly because Germany

had a crucial lack ___________ of _______________.

5. Higher ________________ fuel proved to be critical in the Battle for Britain because it

gave the allied planes what?

6. The American oil industry was supplying _______ % of Japan’s oil prior to WWII

7. Japan had interest in the _______ __________ ____________ for oil but that oil was going

to ______________, _______________, and ____________ oil companies.

8. To Japan the Dutch East Indies and the oil there represented ___________________

9. U.S. citizens called for an _______ embargo on Japan but FDR was concerned that it could

______________ war.

10. For practical purposes the U.S. cut off Japan’s oil supply when?

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11. In the Pearl Harbor attack what did the Japanese do to oil reserves in Hawaii?

12. After the destruction of the oil fields in the Dutch East Indies the oil fields were back up

and running for the Japanese in how long?

13. As a result of the lack of __________ in Russia, German trucks and tanks burned

_________ the fuel anticipated in invading Russia.

14. Hitler was critical of his Generals (who wanted to fight a decisive battle in Moscow)

because as he said “My generals know nothing about the _______________ of war.

15. One of the major issues Rommel faced in the 500 miles from ____________ to

____________ was a lack of ____________.

16. The Russian Scorched Earth Policy involved doing what to the oil fields?

17. The Japanese Navy had enough oil to fight for __________________

18. U.S. Navy in the Pacific was helped by not needing to go to port to refuel, how was this

done?

19. The Americans had such an abundance of oil in the pacific that oil was used on __________

to keep the ___________ down.

20. To achieve victory America was called to supply ________ out of _________ barrels of oil

for the allies.

21. What was the “Big Inch”?

22. Patton promised to take the 3rd Army into Germany within _____ days if he was

__________ with _________.

23. In order to build more synthetic fuel factories the Germans used

______________________ labor.

24. As a result of U.S. attacks on synthetic fuel factories, the German Air Force only received

_________ of ______ % of needed fuel.

25. As a result of the fuel shortage Germans needed to use __________ _________ to move

__________ on the ground.

26. In Japan the desperate fuel shortage had the Japanese using what for fuel?

27. The Japanese resorted to _____________ flights to save fuel.

28. Tojo almost died not as a result of a self-inflicted gun shot wound, but why?