HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Prevent terrorist attacks
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Protect oil interests
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Gain territory and power
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -U.S. oil is a light, sweet oil. Our U.S. refineries, particularly in the Gulf Coast, are geared-many of them-to take a heavier barrel. Those barrels tend to come from the Middle East. They also come from Latin America.
Detailed explanation-2: -Without oil our machines, many of our factories, our way of life would come to a halt. Without oil we could not hold the sea, which permits us to hold together the far-flung fragments of the Free World and thereby keep an uneasy peace.
Detailed explanation-3: -The oil crisis Oil became a weapon in the international struggle against Israel and its allies. Production was cut and embargo measures imposed on those countries deemed to be unfriendly, countries which directly depended on outside sources for almost two thirds of their imports.
Detailed explanation-4: -The borders that would be established between Israel and a future Palestinian state as part of a negotiated two-state solution. The future status of Jerusalem, which both sides claim as their capital. The question of refugees. More items •19-Oct-2021