The Oil Crisis | Teaching with Primary Sources

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Maryland Public Television MPT Teaching with Primary Sources Thinkport primary sources oil crisis energy crisis crude oil oil embargo oil ban crude oil ban energy supply natural resources President Nixon Richard Nixon Project Independence foreign policy energy policy domestic policy OPEC petroleum shortages petroleum gas rationing oil rationing
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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The Oil Crisis | Teaching with Primary Sources

This inquiry kit features Library of Congress sources examining the reasons for the energy crisis and the impact of the oil ban in the 1970s.

Thinking Questions

  • Make a list of 5 things that changed for Americans because of the oil crisis.
  • What countries were part of the oil crisis?
  • Was it right for OPEC to keep oil away from the United States because they did not agree with the U.S. government about a different country? Explain your answer.
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PBS Learning Media

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