In response to the 1973 opec oil embargo, the united states:
a. increased troop levels in saudi arabia.
b. eliminated foreign aid to the middle east.
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c. closed most of its nuclear power plants.
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d. sought ways to reduce energy usage.

In response to the 1973 OPEC oil embargo, the United States sought ways to reduce energy usage.

Option D

Explanation:

OPEC is an organization of countries that unified with petroleum policies. An embargo means to refuse to sell. The OPEC refused to supply and sell oil for the US and Netherlands. With this oil embargo decision by OPEC in the yea 1973, the oil prices were raised all of a sudden to 350%.

And this high oil cost affected the American economy. The government asked the businesses and consumers to conserve energy in order to save the country's economy. Also, many entrepreneurs have worked for this problem and rose up with many solutions to save energy usage to avoid the economic crisis.

the answer is c. many americans held nativist or racist views