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Answer 1

U.S. leaders worked to improve relations with foreign countries to protect its access to natural resources is the statement that reflects U.S. concerns regarding the Middle East in the 1970s.

 

To add, United States foreign policy in the Middle East has its roots as early as the Barbary Wars in the first years of the U.S.'s existence, but became much more expansive after World War II.

Answer 2

Answer:

U.S. leaders worked to improve relations with foreign countries to protect its access to natural resources.