"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

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

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