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AP U.S. History Exam 2.43. The problem depicted in the image led to the creation of...what?
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- 00:00
[ musical flourish ]
- 00:03
And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by alternative energy,
- 00:07
fuel sources with a rebellious spirit.
- 00:09
Yeah. All right.
- 00:11
The problem depicted in the image led to the creation of what?
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- 00:13
And here are your potential answers.
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[ mumbles ]
- 00:19
All right, this is an easy one.
- 00:21
The U.S. received an unexpected wake-up call
- 00:23
when fuel sources dried up during the 1973 oil crisis.
- 00:28
Let's see which answer best describes how the U.S. responded
- 00:31
to this rude awakening.
- 00:33
Did the problem depicted in the image lead to the creation of A -
- 00:36
reliable public transportation in every major American city?
- 00:40
The crisis might have been worth it if we ended up with
- 00:42
a reliable public system but, sadly,
- 00:45
that's a dream many Americans are still waiting on today, and
- 00:48
we're not holding our breath here at Shmoop.
- 00:50
Did the 1973 oil crisis lead to the formation of B -
- 00:53
OPEC, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries?
- 00:57
Well, hmm. This situation didn't create OPEC,
- 01:00
it was partially a result of OPEC working so
- 01:03
closely together, embargoing oil against us.
- 01:06
So we can ban B, as well.
- 01:08
Did the crisis result in the development of C -
- 01:10
vehicles powered by alternative energy sources?
- 01:13
Well, unfortunately, alternative energy vehicles
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wouldn't roll out until much, much later.
- 01:18
So if C doesn't fit the gas bill,
- 01:20
that means that the 1973 oil crisis
- 01:22
led to the creation of D - the Department of Energy
- 01:25
and a national energy policy.
- 01:28
Well, faced with massive fuel shortages, the U.S.
- 01:31
created the DOE, which was tasked with
- 01:34
creating a policy that could best conserve energy resources
- 01:38
and deal with crises like the oil embargo.
- 01:40
So D is the correct answer.
- 01:42
By creating the DOE, the U.S. really lit a fire
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under scientists and legislators tasked with
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blazing a path toward energy independence.
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[ gas releasing ]
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