Why did OPEC declare an oil embargo against the United States in 1973?
A. to place political pressure on Israel to return occupied territories
B. in an effort to raise OPEC profits
C. as punishment for the Israeli attack on Egypt and Syria
D. in an attempt to oust the autocratic Iranian king Muhammad Reza Shah
Answer: A
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