Question

The oil shocks of the 1970s brought home to Americans the stunning fact that

a. they would have to invest in new forms of energy.
b. the private automobile was not sustainable as the major mode of transportation.
c. the United States had run completely out of oil.
d. their economy was increasingly dependent on foreign trade and global markets.
e. the United States would have to become militarily engaged in the Middle East conflicts.

Answer 1

D. their economy was increasingly dependent on foreign trade and global markets.