How did President Carter respond to the energy crisis in 1979? He tried to develop alternative trade partners for oil. He tried to increase US oil production. He decreased oil shipments from OPEC nations. He increased oil shipments from OPEC nations.

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Ella Stanley

23 December, 11:18

How did President Carter respond to the energy crisis in 1979? He tried to develop alternative trade partners for oil. He tried to increase US oil production. He decreased oil shipments from OPEC nations. He increased oil shipments from OPEC nations.

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Aleah Reilly · Answer 1

The answer is He tried to increase US oil production.

Ana Buckley · Answer 2

The correct answer is B) He tried to increase U. S. production.

President Carter responded to the energy crisis of 1979 this way: He tried to increase U. S. production.

On November 12, 1979, made a tough decision. President Carter ordered to stop the importation of petroleum from Iran. In those years the United States depended heavily on the importation of petroleum from that region. President Jimmy Carter response to that decision was to increase the U. S. petroleum production.