In the Age of New Imperialism that began in the 1870s, European states established vast empires mainly in Africa, but also in Asia and the Middle East. - https://www.tamaqua.k12.pa.us/cms/lib07/PA01000119/Centricity/Domain/119/TheAgeofImperialism.pdf
October 1973. members of the organization of arab petroleum exporting countries proclaimed an oil embargo. the embargo was targeted at nations perceived as supporting israel.
