Answer: The correct answer is : Tariffs would be reduced to promote free trade.
Explanation: The United States responded to changes in the global economy by joining NAFTA, WTO and GATT. Clinton was convinced that free trade could lead to global growth, preservation of the environment, peace and equality.
It was the "oil crisis" that was one major cause of the recession in the United States in the 1970s, since many countries in the Middle East cut prices to manipulate prices. This put a focus on alternative energy sources that continues today.