196- The economic crisis of 1974 ............ . A) had a serious and lasting impact on unemployment
B) grew even more serious in 1975 in all the Western industrialised societies
C) was a direct result of the sudden sharp increase in late 1973 of oil prices
D) was confined to underdeveloped countries
E) contributed to an increase in monetary transactions
197- In most countries efforts made in 1974 to curb inflation ............... . A) increased unemployment and caused political instability
B) led to an improvement in the situation within a year
C) caused an even greater deficit in external payments
D) failed totally due to the ever increasing oil prices
E) received the full support of industrialists
