Society in Transition

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

The 1973 spike was triggered most directly by which event?

A
$The fall of the Shah in Iran$
B
$OPEC's oil embargo against the United States during the Yom Kippur War$
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C
$Soviet invasion of Afghanistan$
D
$Nixon's resignation and resulting policy uncertainty$

Explanation

OPEC's Arab members embargoed oil to nations supporting Israel in the October 1973 war, quadrupling prices and triggering long gas lines and a recession in the U.S.

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