THE 1970S 1969 1979
GERALD FORD
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
U.S. sided with Turkey
|
|
|
U.S. sided with Israel
|
|
|
U.S. sided with Syria
|
|
|
U.S. sided with Kuwait
|
Detailed explanation-1: -During the 1973 Arab-Israeli War, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations.
Detailed explanation-2: -The OPEC oil embargo was an event where the 12 countries that made up OPEC at the time stopped selling oil to the United States. The embargo sent gas prices through the roof. Between 1973 and 1974, prices more than quadrupled. The embargo contributed to stagflation.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the US respond to the OPEC oil embargo in the early 1970s? Congress passed a law limiting highway speeds to 55 miles per hour.