Question 2 • Fall 24 US History B IC
During the Yom Kippur War, the United States supported Israel. Arab oil-producing countries then restricted oil exports to the United States and other supporters of Israel, while oil producers sharply increased prices. This made oil scarce and expensive, triggering the crisis. So the best choice is “OPEC raised oil prices to punish the United States for its support of Israel,” though the embargo was specifically led by Arab members of OPEC acting through OAPEC.
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