Iranian Hostage Crisis CFU

Which Iranian leader nationalized British and American oil companies in Iran?

• Mossadegh

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

• Reza Shah Pahlavi

Which Iranian Leader was deposed and forced into exile before gaining asylum in the United States

• Shah Reza Pahlavi

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Osama Bin Laden

• Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

President of the United States during a Majority of the Iranian Hostage Crisis

• Jimmy Carter

• Gerald Ford

• Richard Nixon

• Ronald Reagan

How many hostages were taken at the American Embassy in Iran during the crisis?

• 44

• 52

• 60

• 80

What was the failed operation by the U.S. government to rescue the hostages called?

• Operation Eagle Claw

• Operation Freedom

• Operation Liberty

• Operation Rescue

What was one of the reasons the students were protesting in front of the American Embassy

• They wanted The Shah returned

• They wanted Russia to join their side

• They wanted to end the Cold War

• They wanted to end the arms race

According to the Situation Reports about how large had the Iranian protest crowd grown

• 6,000

• 12,000

• 20,000

• 200,000

Which president ultimately was able to secure the release of the hostages?

• Carter

• Reagan

• Clinton

• Bush

What did the Iranian government want in exchange for the hostages?

• $8 billion in assets unfrozen

• A public apology from the United States

• The release of political prisoners

• Membership in Nato

Who was the person, returned from exile, that became the supreme religious and political leader of Iran during the hostage crisis?

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Muammar Gaddafi

• Saddam Hussein

• Hosni Mubarak