Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis Quiz

Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis Quiz

11th Grade

10 Qs

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Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis Quiz

Jimmy Carter and the Iran Hostage Crisis Quiz

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What event started the Iran Hostage Crisis?

Militant Iranian students seizing the U.S. embassy in Tehran

The U.S. boycotting the 1980 Moscow Olympics

The assassination of a prime minister in Iran

The election of Ronald Reagan

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the U.S. President during the Iran Hostage Crisis?

Gerald Ford

Ronald Reagan

Jimmy Carter

Dwight D. Eisenhower

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a significant reason for the U.S. interest in maintaining a close relationship with Iran before the revolution?

Iran's democratic government

The geopolitical significance of Iran and its oil

Iran's military power

Cultural exchanges between the two countries

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who led the Islamic revolution in Iran?

Shah Reza Pahlavi

Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini

Mohammed Mosaddegh

Kermit Roosevelt

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What action did President Carter take that escalated tensions with Iran in 1979?

He boycotted Iranian oil

He allowed the Shah to enter the United States for medical treatment

He sent military aid to neighboring countries

He closed the U.S. embassy in Tehran

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did the Iran Hostage Crisis end?

The hostages were freed on the day Ronald Reagan was inaugurated

A ransom was paid to Iran by the U.S.

A successful military rescue by U.S. forces

Negotiations led by the United Nations

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was Operation Eagle Claw?

An economic sanction plan against Iran

A failed U.S. military rescue attempt to free the hostages

A covert operation to overthrow Ayatollah Khomeini

A diplomatic mission to negotiate the hostages' release

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