What was the reason of the oil crisis during the 1970s? A. an uncontrollable oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico B. the closure of th

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Arlecino [84]

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What was the reason of the oil crisis during the 1970s? A. an uncontrollable oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico B. the closure of th

e Alaska Pipeline C. the OPEC oil embargo D. the overdependence of Americans on cars

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Anton [14] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-26T00:34:32+03:00

<span>The correct answer is C. the OPEC oil embargo. Basically what happened was that the United States supported Israel in a war and the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to put an embargo on oil trading which meant that there was a shortage of oil in the United States and that what little they could get would be extremely expensive.</span>