“These acts recall the 1971–72 “Chicken War” between America and Europe, and the grain embargo that quadrupled wheat prices outside of the United States. It was this embargo that inspired OPEC to enact matching increases in oil prices to maintain terms-of-trade parity between oil and foodstuffs. The “oil shock” was simply a reverberation of the U.S. grain shock.” OpecSuper ImperialismChicken WarGrain EmbargoOil Shock Book:Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance Source: Super Imperialism: The Origin and Fundamentals of U.S. World Dominance