USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What international incident helped Ronald Reagan defeat Jimmy Carter in 1980?
A
First Persian Gulf War
B
Camp David Accords
C
Iran Hostage Crisis
D
Iran Contra Affair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Iran hostage crisis negotiations were negotiations in 1980 and 1981 between the United States Government and the Iranian Government to end the Iranian hostage crisis. The 52 American hostages, seized from the US Embassy in Tehran in November 1979, were finally released on 20 January 1981.

Detailed explanation-2: -When the Shah came to America for cancer treatment in October, the Ayatollah incited Iranian militants to attack the U.S. On November 4, the American Embassy in Tehran was overrun and its employees taken captive. The hostage crisis had begun.

Detailed explanation-3: -The final fifteen months of Carter’s presidential tenure were marked by several major crises, including the 1979 oil crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the subsequent failed Operation Eagle Claw. These crises contributed to Carter’s landslide defeat in the 1980 presidential election.

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