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Iranian Hostage Crisis CFU

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

Mossadegh

b)

Ayatollah Khomeini

c)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

d)

Reza Shah Pahlavi

2.

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

a)

Shah Reza Pahlavi

b)

Ayatollah Khomeini

c)

Osama Bin Laden

d)

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

3.

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

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Gerald Ford

c)

Richard Nixon

d)

Ronald Reagan

4.

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

a)

44

b)

52

c)

60

d)

80

5.

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

a)

Operation Eagle Claw

b)

Operation Freedom

c)

Operation Liberty

d)

Operation Rescue

6.

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

a)

They wanted The Shah returned

b)

They wanted Russia to join their side

c)

They wanted to end the Cold War

d)

They wanted to end the arms race

7.

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

a)

6,000

b)

12,000

c)

20,000

d)

200,000

8.

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

a)

Carter

b)

Reagan

c)

Clinton

d)

Bush

9.

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

a)

$8 billion in assets unfrozen

b)

A public apology from the United States

c)

The release of political prisoners

d)

Membership in Nato

10.

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

a)

Ayatollah Khomeini

b)

Muammar Gaddafi

c)

Saddam Hussein

d)

Hosni Mubarak