Question

Why did the OAPEC (Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries) vote to embargo oil exports to the United States beginning in October 1973?

• A. The United States had supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War earlier that month
• B. Beginning that summer, the U.S. State Dept. had decreased the number of visas allotted to Arab nations.
• C. American oil companies had been flooding the world market with cheap Alaskan oil.
• D. The U.S. banned American tourists from visiting the Holy Land due to the Arab-Israeli conflict.
• E. The U.S. refused to negotiate with the North Vietnamese. a close ally of the Arab states.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The United States had supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War earlier that month

During the 1973 Arab-Israel war, Arab members of the OAPEC imposed an embargo against the united states in retaliation for the US decision to re-supply the Israeli military and gain leverage in the post war peace negotiations.