The answer is C. stock market crash
The Songhai Empire controlled the production and supply of Salt. This was a very important commodity which was known as white gold at the time.
At its peak the Songhai Empire was the largest and richest Empire in Africa and one of the most powerful in all of the Muslim world.
The cities of Timbuktu and Djenné became importing trading centers and remained one of the most important cities in Africa until the empire's demise.
Apart from salt, the empire grew rich due to its control over vast supplies of Gold, slaves, kola nuts, leather, and dates.
Eventually, the huge riches of the Empire attracted attention from other leaders of the region. In the last 20 years, the kings of Songhai were in constant feud with multinational armies which took a political and economic toll on the Empire.
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Stagflation, price control. Keynesian policies were failing. The oil
crisis showed the stupidity of price controls. The stagflation showed
that an increase in the money supply does not increase wealth.
In the 70s we still had Vietnam, we had Nixon, there was Watergate,
Gerald Ford, Paul Volcker raising interest rates to 20% in the Federal
Reserve, government bailing out Chrysler. </span>
