"We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant."
- President Jimmy Carter

Summary

• Examine US foreign policy as it dealt with a conflict in Iran.
• Iran Hostage situation that our nation and President Jimmy Carter faced in 1979.
  • ​Read
    • Watch Argo while paying close attention to what made Iranians upset with the Americans.
• HOMEWORK:
  • Read the Article "How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans From Tehran"
    • Downloadable PDF 

TODAY'S OBJECTIVES

• Students should be able to explain what preceded the hostage crisis in Iran and why Iranians were so irate with America.

RESOURCES

Conflict in Iran Textbook

Hostage Crisis Fast Facts

Argo Kahoot

• Conflict in Iran textbook
• Iran Hostage Crisis
• Iran Hostage Crisis Quizlet

Argo