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How is OPEC dangerous to the US?

Oil embargo


What triggered the oil crisis of the 1970s?

The OPEC oil embargo.


What were the effects of the Arab OPEC oil embargo on the US?

what were the effects of the Arab OPEC oil embargo on the U.S


How did the oil embargo end up hurting OPEC?

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How did the oil embargo affect the US?

Oil embargo affected the US in a few ways. The main way the US was affected by OPEC.


Why did OPEC place an embargo on the United States?

The reason why OPEC placed an embargo on oil was because there were boarder issues between Israel and Syria and Egypt. They actually placed the embargo only on countries that supported Israel: the Netherlands & the USA. Israel & the USA were causing so much of a rucus, OPEC wanted to show who was actually in control because oil was in such high demand and OPEC could hurt the USA & the Netherlands & Israel just as much as they could help 'em. sorry, no one was answering and I actually knew the answer. (no need to thank me.)


How long did the oil embargo last?

The oil embargo, specifically the 1973-1974 oil crisis, lasted from October 1973 to March 1974, a total of about five months. During this period, OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) imposed an oil embargo against countries supporting Israel during the Yom Kippur War. This embargo led to significant increases in oil prices and fuel shortages in many countries, profoundly impacting global economies.


How did OPEC react to the Yom Kippur War?

OPEC responded with an embargo of the United States (which had sent materiel to Israel in the late stages of that war), which resulted in the Arab Oil Embargo of 1973.


What lead to oil embargo by OPEC?

OPEC wanted to raise the price of oil, so they used the supply /demand theory to get what they wanted. They held back the oil and raised the demand for it.


In 1973 as a result of the Arab-Israeli War did OPEC impose an oil embargo?

Yes.


What caused extreme gas shortages in America during 1973?

OPEC oil embargo


Why did OPEC impose an embargo against the US?

All Arab nations that export oil are members of OPEC. When the US supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War (as to offset USSR's supplies to the Arab states) OPEC declared an oil embargo on the US..