Examples of 1973 Oil Crisis in the following topics:
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- In the 1970s, the U.S. faced an oil crisis, with severe shortages leaving lineups at gas stations across the country .
- The crisis was set off at least in part because of oil embargoes levied by OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries), and conflicts in Libya.
- The oil crisis contributed to recessions in the country.
- Two concerns over the influence of oil companies on energy policy are ongoing environmental consequences and the political impacts of a reliance on oil.
- During the 1970s there were oil shortages in the US.
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- Carter's Energy Crisis responses included deregulation of American oil production, leading to an increase in American oil production.
- During the 1973 Oil Crisis Richard Nixon imposed price controls on domestic oil, and the resulting shortages caused gas lines.
- Many politicians proposed gas rationing; one such proponent was Harry Hughes, Governor of Maryland, who proposed odd-even rationing (only people with an odd-numbered license plate could purchase gas on an odd-numbered day), as was used during the 1973 Oil Crisis.
- Carter's speech argued the oil crisis was "the moral equivalent of war".
- Additionally, as part of his administration's efforts at deregulation, Carter proposed removing price controls that had been imposed in the administration of Richard Nixon before the 1973 crisis.
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- 1970s: the economy experienced slower growth after 1973.
- The 1973 oil crisis caused the GDP to fall 3.7%.
- The GDP fell again in late 1973 to 1975 (3.1%).
- The 2008 financial crisis was caused by a derivatives market, the subprime mortgage crisis, and a declining dollar value.
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- In 1973, during the Nixon Administration, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) reduced supplies of oil available to the world market, in part because of deflation of the dollars they were receiving as a result of Nixon leaving the gold standard and in part as a reaction to America's sending of arms to Israel during the Yom Kippur War.
- This sparked the 1973 Oil Crisis and forced oil prices to rise sharply, spurring price inflation throughout the economy and slowing growth.
- The lines were quelled through the lifting of price controls on gasoline, although oil controls remained until Reagan's presidency years later.
- When the energy crisis set in, Carter was planning on delivering his fifth major speech on energy; however, he felt that the American people were no longer listening.
- On July 15, 1979, Carter gave a nationally-televised address in which he identified what he believed to be a "crisis of confidence" among the American people.
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- One extreme case of a supply shock is the 1973 Oil Crisis.
- When the U.S. chose to support Israel during the Yom Kippur War, the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) responded with an oil embargo, which increased the market price of a barrel of oil by 400%.
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- In October 1973, the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, or the OAPEC (consisting of the Arab members of OPEC, plus Egypt and Syria), proclaimed an oil embargo "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur War; it lasted until March 1974.
- In the United States, the retail price of a gallon of gasoline (petrol) rose from a national average of 38.5 cents in May 1973 to 55.1 cents in June 1974.
- A few months later, the crisis eased.
- The embargo was lifted in March 1974 after negotiations at the Washington Oil Summit, but the effects of the energy crisis lingered on throughout the 1970s.
- This chart reveals the steep increase in oil prices related to the Energy Crisis of 1973.
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- In March of 1973, Nixon implied that the United States would intervene militarily if the communist side violated the ceasefire; however on June 4, 1973, the U.S.
- Nixon had been a firm supporter of Kennedy in the 1961 Bay of Pigs Invasion and the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis.
- The war resulted in the 1973 oil crisis, in which Arab nations refused to sell crude oil to the U.S. in retaliation for its support of Israel.
- In October of 1973, the members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries, or the OAPEC, proclaimed an oil embargo "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur War; it lasted until March of 1974.
- The of the energy crisis lingered on throughout the 1970s, amid the weakening competitive position of the dollar in world markets.
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- The Iranian hostage crisis was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States in which 52 Americans were held hostage for 444 days.
- Mossadegh had sought greater Iranian control over the nation’s oil wealth, which was claimed by British imperialist companies.
- As Iran’s oil revenue grew, especially after the 1973 oil embargo against the United States, the pace of its economic development and the size of its educated middle class also increased, and the country became less dependent on U.S. aid.
- In the United States, some political analysts believe the crisis was a major reason for U.S.
- Explain the background, resolution, and aftermath of the Iranian Hostage Crisis.
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- In 1973 members of OPEC reduced their production of oil.
- Because crude oil from the Middle East was known to have few substitutes, OPEC member's profits skyrocketed.
- From 1973 to 1979, the price of oil increased by $70 per barrel, an unprecedented number at the time.
- Discovery of new oil fields in Alaska and Canada introduced new alternatives to Middle Eastern oil, causing OPEC's prices and profits to fall.
- In the 1970s, OPEC members successfully colluded to reduce the global production of oil, leading to higher profits for member countries.
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- But oil price shocks in 1973-1974 and 1979-1980 and the global recession that followed the second oil price shock caused international trade to stagnate.
- What's more, the financial crisis in Asia sent currencies in that part of the world plummeting, making their goods relatively much cheaper than American goods.