USWA Iranian Hostage Crisis

Multiple Choice

Which event marked a significant shift in the balance of power in the Middle East during the 1950s?

• The Suez Crisis

• The Iranian Hostage Crisis

• The Cuban Missile Crisis

• The Vietnam War

Multiple Choice

What was Eisenhower's primary goal during the Suez Crisis?

• To gain political advantage over the Soviet Union

• To settle the canal dispute with diplomacy - without the use of force

• To support Israel's invasion of the Sinai Peninsula

• To assert European dominance over Egypt

Multiple Choice

How did the Suez Crisis of 1956 impact the balance of power in the Middle East?

• It led to increased British control over Egypt

• It resulted in US & USSR cooperation to pressure withdrawal

• It caused France to dominate the region

• It had no significant impact

Multiple Choice

What was the outcome of the Suez Crisis on the balance of power in the post war World?

• It strengthened British & French authority in the region

• It led to a significant increase in Soviet influence

• It quickened the pace of European decolonization in Africa & Asia

• It resulted in a complete shift of power to the United States

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Eisenhower Doctrine?

• To establish a US military base in the Middle East

• To distribute economic & military aid to contain communism in the Middle East

• To provide military aid to Arab nations only

• To promote revolutionary nationalism in the region

Multiple Choice

From the 1950s-1970s, who was the leader of Iran that the US CIA installed and made deals with the US for oil?

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• the Shah

• Mohammed Mossadeq

• Anwar Sadat

Multiple Choice

Which event in the 1970s demonstrated the global spread of terrorism and challenged peace and diplomacy?

• Munich Massacre at the 1972 Olympics

• Watergate scandal

• Yom Kippur War

• Camp David Accords

Multiple Select

Which of the following were direct consequences of the 1973 Oil Embargo?

• Gas shortages in the US

• Rising oil prices

• Increased trust in government

• Promotion of energy conservation

Open Ended

Explain how oil politics influenced US domestic and foreign policy during the 1970s.

Fill in the Blank

The Camp David Accords (1979) involved peace talks between Egypt and ___ .

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Multiple Choice

Who was the radical Muslim cleric who overthrew the Shah and established an Islamic government? He wanted to spread the revolution across the Middle East and said Israel needed to be eradicated.

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Osama bin Laden

• Mohammed Mossadeq

• Saddam Hussein

Multiple Choice

Why did Iranian student radicals seize the US embassy in Tehran in 1979?

• To protest the Shah’s modernization policies

• To demand the Shah’s return from the US

• To ask the US for economic aid

• To support the Soviet Union

Multiple Choice

Which US decision angered Iranian revolutionaries and helped trigger the hostage crisis?

• Allowing the Shah into the US for medical treatment

• Sending US troops into Iran

• Signing a peace treaty with Iraq

• Refusing to recognize Khomeini as Iran’s new leader

Multiple Choice

In the video, the Shah is described as keeping Iran “staunchly in the Western political orbit.”

What does this mean?

• He supported communist nations.

• He stayed loyal to Western countries like the US and Britain.

• He isolated Iran from the rest of the world.

• He focused only on religious policies.

Open Ended

Why did many Iranians view the Shah’s government as corrupt or oppressive?

Open Ended

From the Iranian students’ point of view, what did they believe the United States had done wrong?

Open Ended

How did the Iran Hostage Crisis make Americans question their power and influence in the world?

Multiple Select

Which of the following developments of the 1960s and 1970s contributed to a trending decrease in trust in the US government?

• unpopularity of the Vietnam War

• Watergate Scandal

• concerns about accountability of the president

• handling of the 1970s Energy Crisis

• Iranian Hostage Crisis

Multiple Choice

Who was President of the US during the Iranian-Hostage Crisis and did not win re-election in 1980?

• Richard Nixon

• Gerald Ford

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

Open Ended

How did the Iranian Hostage Crisis affect US public trust in government, and what historical factors contributed to this crisis?

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Multiple Choice

Which event most contributed to the defeat of Jimmy Carter in the 1980 Presidential Election and began the Reagan presidency on a high note?

• Soviet invasion of Afghanistan

• Support for British troops in the Falklands

• Carter call for boycott of 1980 Moscow Olympics

• Release of the hostages in Iran

Multiple Choice

When were the American hostages in Iran finally released?

• Just before the 1980 election

• On the day President Reagan was inaugurated

• A year after Reagan took office

• After the Soviet Union withdrew from Afghanistan

Dropdown

By beginning of the Reagan administration, it was clear that ​

Select answer

had ended due to​

Select answer

.

Open Ended

How did the “Reagan Doctrine” continue Cold War ideas from earlier decades?
(What did it say about communism and Soviet aggression?)