Oil

Question 1

Oil Discovery

Answer 1

1908: Iran 1930s: Saudi Arabia

Question 2

The Navy

Answer 2

1912 Switch to oil from Coal

Britain needed for Naval Fleet

Question 3

Arab Revolt

Answer 3

1916

Britain prompted to stop Germany closing Suez Canal. Keep oil flow regular. Continuity: protecting Success: broke down

Question 4

Mandates

Answer 4

1918
Britain chose Iraq: oil present
Continuity, Success: aim is met

Question 5

Mossadeq Coup

Answer 5

1953

Britain convince USA to remove. Fears of mossadeq nationalising oil. Continuity. Success: aim is met

Question 6

Suez Crisis

Answer 6

1956
Nasser nationalises suez. Force used to take control of region. Continuity in needing oil, Change in use of force, failure as actions condemned by USA and UN force them out

Question 7

Eisenhower Doctrine

Answer 7

1957 CHANGE
USA offered £ to Middle Eastern countreis to stop communism
Success Met aim of protectinv oil supplies Cange in Actual power

Question 8

Oil Embargo

Answer 8

1973
Allarmed US made effortss ro bring peace. Arab-Isralei conflict threteaned relationships + oil supplies
Continuity: oil protection
Change: not cold war motivated

Question 9

Iran-Iraq War

Answer 9

1980-88
USA support Iraq + supplied weapons. Iraq = oil rich, protect from USSR
continuing, success at the start

Question 10

1st Gulf War

Answer 10

1991 Troops for 1st time
Protecting from Iraq Change + continuity
Success: keep it rrgular

Question 11

2nd Gulf War

Answer 11

2003
Fear of Saddam Hussein controling oil
Continuity
Success