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Why was the United States vulnerable to opec ?

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Dependent on foreign oil--the US needed oil to run factories and transportation but had no domestic oil supply to rely on.

When OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) placed an embargo on the US regarding oil, the US suffered shortages and raising prices. The embargo caused the US to evaluate their reliance on foreign oil and begin refining US oil reserves.
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