History, Discussion
Youtube Video: "Oil in Saudi Arabia: Desert Venture - circa 1948 - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage"
Then answer the following questions:
1) Why did a new and increasing reliance on coal in the eighteenth and nineteenth century generate continued or new colonial expansions?
2) What methods coal workers (miners, transporters, etc.) employ to forge a new kind of collective democratic power.
3) Why were oil workers were ultimately not as successful as coal workers in securing greater democratic participation in the conditions of their labor?
4) What does "Oil for Dollars" reveal about the nature oil politics in the mid-twentieth century, and how, according to Mitchell then, has that politics informed the more recent past - particularly the relationship between the US and governments in the Middle East?
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.