The graph shows US energy consumption from 1900 to 2000.
The chart shows a decline in oil consumption in the
1980s. This decline was a result of
40
O the Mideast oil crisis.
35-
30-
Fuel wood
Hydroelectric
Nuclear
Coal
Oil
Natural gas
O the Vietnam War
o the long-term recession of the 1960s.
O the success of the environmental movement.
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Quadrillion BTU
10-
5
1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 200
Year