General Information
The hostage crisis followed which major event in Iran
Iranian Revolution
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Who were the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam's Line
The hostage-takers of the Americans
The amount of days the crisis lasted
444 days
Person who returned to Iran to establish an Islamic Republic
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
Where the hostages were taken
US Embassy in Tehran
President who announced the release of the hostages
Ronald Reagan
Iran viewed the United States as a ______ power
imperialistic
This ended the crisis in January 1981.
Signing of the Algiers Accords
Amount of Americans taken hostage for over a year
52
The Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, went to the United States after the Iranian Revolution in 1979 for this reason.
He sought medical treatment
Operation to attempt to save the American hostages
Operation Eagle Claw
Reason why African American hostages were released after a week
To address the social inequality present in the United States
The United States' response to Iraq invading Iran in 1980.
The US supported Iraq by providing them with military supplies and intelligence
The government group that supported the hostage-takers to oppose American interference in Iran
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)