What was the cause of the 1973-1974 oil embargo?
A) The United States was providing Israel with military equipment to repel the attack by Syria and Egypt.
B) Western Europe refused to agree to new OPEC price increases.
C) The Palestine Liberation Organization attempted to establish an independent Arab-Palestinian nation.
D) Egypt abandoned its alliance with Moscow and forge an alliance with Washington.
E) The United States refused to withdraw missiles from Turkey in exchange for Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba

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The 1973-1974 oil embargo was primarily caused by the United States providing military support to Israel during the Yom Kippur War, which led Arab oil-producing nations to retaliate by imposing an oil embargo against the US and other supporting countries.

What Was the Cause of the 1973-1974 Oil Embargo