WorksheetsIranian Hostage Crisis CFU
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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
