The correct answer is A. An effect of the Yom Kippur War was further U.S. support of Israel.
Explanation:
More than 45 years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a military campaign to reclaim the territories lost against Israel six years earlier, in 1967. The countries fought for 19 days, until a UN resolution ended hostilities on October 25.
The attack was authorized by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and backed by Syrian President Hafez Al-Assad. Both tried to take revenge for the 1967 defeat. Sadat, in particular, wanted to reopen the Suez Canal and alleviate the economic problems of his country, but the lack of movement in the international community to enforce UN Resolution 242, which required Israel to withdraw from the territory occupied in the Six Day War, forced him to resort to military action.
The Egyptian and Syrian forces secured significant territorial gains and inflicted considerable damage to the Israeli army in the initial phase of the war. The situation became critical for the Israelis, as dozens of the country's warplanes were shot down and hundreds of tanks destroyed. For the first time in its 25-year history, Israel was on the defensive.
When the panic spread, Israeli leaders mobilized a quarter million reservists to stop their enemies. The United States, believing that Israel was on the verge of a military defeat, and fearing the supremacy of Russia through its ally Egypt, hastened to approve a military aid of 2,200 million dollars. The US Air Force and Navy launched an operation that allowed the weapons to be transported to Israel by air and by sea.
Thanks to the important American support, the imminent defeat was avoided in less than a week, when the armored divisions of Israel forced the Syrian troops of the Golan to withdraw as they advanced towards Syrian territory.
The Yom Kippur War demonstrated Israel that it would be supported by the United States regardless of conditions, thus the alliance between the two nations was strongly consolidated. For the United States, Israel represents an ally of vital importance in the Middle East, which was made explicit in the rapid support it provided to Israel in this conflict.
