President Truman Risked American Access to Middle Eastern Oil Supplies

question 90

Multiple Choice

President Truman risked American access to Middle Eastern oil supplies when he

• A) sent U.S. military forces into Lebanon.
• B) refused to recognize the authoritarian Saudi Arabian monarchy.
• C) supported British control of the Suez Canal.
• D) tried to force the Soviet Union out of the Middle East.
• E) recognized the new Jewish state of Israel.

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