The Iran Hostage Crisis

In 1979, Islamic fundamentalists overthrew the shah of

• Iraq

• Iran

• Israel

• Syria

President Jimmy Carter let the shah enter the United States to ___________.

• vacation

• work

• be treated for cancer

• none of the above

Iranian students took over the American embassy and held hostages for ____________.

• 4 days

• 444 days

• 4 weeks

• 4 months

To try to make Iran let the hostages go, President Carter ____________.

• stopped importing oil from Iran

• Froze Iranian assets in the United States

• talked with the Iranians

• all of the above

The hostages were finally let go on ____________'s inauguration day.

• Jimmy Carter

• Ronald Reagan

• Gerald Ford

• George Bush

Iranian students took over the American embassy in ____________, Iran.

• Shariah

• Tehran

• Iraish

• Afganistan

Fifty-two Americans were held as _____________ for over a year.

• royalty

• criminals

• prisoners

• carter

___________ ___________ overthrew the shah and took over Iran.

• President Carter

• Poll Pot

• Ayatollah Khomeini

• Arthur Dansby

Three rescue helicopters broke down, and another one ____________ into a plane.

• totaled

• crashed

• landed

• ran

Eight people died in the helicopter accident, and the ________ ________ failed.

• lost mission

• combat mission

• rescue mission

• target strategy