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Question 9
The Crisis in Iran that undermined Jimmy Carter's presidency began in November 1979, when -
A) the Shah, a monarch supported by the United States, was forced to flee the country.
B) militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.
C) Carter helped broker a historic peace treaty known as the Camp David Accords.
D) religious leader Ayatollah Khomeini declared an Islamic republic of Iran.

Answer 1

The Iranian Crisis which led to Jimmy Carter's presidency being undermined began when B) militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and took 52 Americans hostage.

What happened in November 1979 in Iran?

After the Shah of Iran had been forced to flee, militants came into the American embassy in Tehran on November 4, 1979.

This led to the Iran Hostage Crisis where 52 Americans who worked in the embassy were taken hostage. This undermined Carter's presidency as it showed an inability of the government to protect Americans.

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