Responses to the Oil Crisis in the US

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People need oil for daily life and work. Since World War II, oil had caused many serious problems in United States and throughout the world. Remarkably, economic and social problems were heightened by the emerging energy crisis. By 1974, the United States gained a third of its oil by importing from the Middle East.[ James Oakes, et al. Of The People: A History Of The United States (Oxford University Press, 2011), 881.] When the heavy war between Israel and Arabia erupted, the United States was not able to gain enough petroleum because it supported Israel. To show the dissatisfaction with the United States’ support to Israel, Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries even raised oil prices. “Overnight, OPEC raised the price of its oil from $3 to $5.11/By ”[ Merrill, Karen R.. The oil crisis of 1973-1974: a brief history with documents. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2007, 22.] Not surprisingly, the United States was strongly affected by the oil shortage and the the high price of oil. Homes and businesses could not easily solve the serious problem. Drastic protests occurred in many states such as Arkansas, New York, and Florida because a huge number of drivers could not accept the high price of gasoline.[ Merrill, Karen R.. The oil crisis of 1973-1974: a brief history with documents, 1.] Transportation was decreased in order to use less oil. Faced to the great challenge, several presidents analyzed the seriousness about the oil crisis and provided effective ways of reducing the use of oil.
Aimed at minimizing negative effects caused by the oil crisis , Richard Nixon, Jimmy Carter, and Ronald Reagan gave responses to the serious national problem which was unprecedented in the American history in The Energy ...

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...s the thing also owned by Nixon and Carter. They all believed that technology was important and the nation undoubtedly owned the amazing technology. They all showed their optimism so that they could effectively encourage people to work together using ways they provided during years they encountered the oil crisis.
In conclusion, the oil crisis which caused by war was a great challenge Americans had to accept. The whole nation deal with the unpleasant oil shortage by using less heat, reducing highway speed, improving technology related to energy and so on. President Nixon, Carter, and Reagan had their own ways to solve oil problems and to protect the nation. Many similarities and differences could be find in their speeches about the oil crisis. But these three presidents owned only one common purpose-- the nation could successfully slove the oil problems.

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