Which foreign policy action on the part of the US contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s?

Question

Question 4 options:

Support of Israel

Opening of diplomacy with China
c. Hostile relations with Cuba

Détente with the Soviet Union

Answer 1

The foreign policy action on the part of the US that contributed directly to the oil shocks of the 1970s is Support of Israel. The US's strong support for Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973 led to the Arab oil embargo, in which OPEC nations, particularly those in the Arab world, halted oil exports to the US and imposed price increases, resulting in the oil crises of that decade.