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Energy Crisis Late in the autumn of 1973, energy (or the lack of it) grabbed headlines like never before. It was not until the war between the Arab countries and Israel that the United States noticed a sharp decrease in our oil supplies. This was due to the fact that we - the U.S. - were supplying aids and weapons to Israel. Arab, who produced the majority of the worlds oil, decided to punish us …

…power sources such as solar or nuclear energy. Obviously Nixon's solution did not help as the demand for oil became greater. With the increase in technology and factories, alternative forms of energy showed to be more expensive than originally thought. Although the U.S. now has a wide variety of energy sources, it is still a good idea to conserve our energy. History does repeat, and we never know when a sudden shortage may occur.