According to the introductory video in section 27.1, what was significant about the gas crisis in 1973–1974?
A) It was the first time that gas had been rationed in the United States.
B) It was the first time that gas had been rationed during peacetime in the United States.
C) It made Americans realize that they lived in the age of limitless possibilities.
D) It led to the invention of air-conditioning and the rise of the Sunbelt.
Answer: B
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