How Much Do You Remember About The 1970s?
The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 led to which rule being enacted?
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In October 1973 a group of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries limited gasoline to countries who had supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War. It led to the U.S. setting a 55 mph speed limit so as to keep vehicles fuel-efficient.
photo credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/GettyImages
photo credit: BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/GettyImages
The Arab Oil Embargo of 1973 led to which rule being enacted?
- Daylight Savings Time started two months early
- Gasoline prices dropped dramatically
- The speed limit was decreased to 55 mph
- Distance “rations” were placed on traveling
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