How did issues surrounding U.S. diplomatic relations lead to the energy crisis of the 1970s?
A) U.S. support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War led to an oil embargo by the OPEC nations.
B) The Soviet Union cut off oil shipments to the United States after that nation formed strong alliances with Middle Eastern Arab nations during the Cold War.
C) Arab nations opposed the support that the United States had given to Jews during the Holocaust.
D) OPEC nations opposed the United States' role in trying to defeat communism in Southeast Asia.

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U.S. support of Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973 led to an oil embargo by Arab members of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), significantly contributing to the energy crisis of the 1970s.

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