Can You Pass This 1970s History Quiz?

Culture July 10, 2020

What was one effect of the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Because of the need to preserve gasoline, the speed limit was reduced to 55 mph. That speed was considered the most fuel efficient at a time when gasoline prices exploded.
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photo credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/GettyImages
photo credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/GettyImages

What was one effect of the Arab Oil Embargo in 1973?

  • Gasoline prices dropped dramatically
  • The speed limit was decreased to 55 mph
  • Daylight Savings Time started two months early
  • Distance “rations” were placed on traveling
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