"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
TODAY'S OBJECTIVES
- 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.
- Read
- HOMEWORK:
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
- Iran Hostage Crisis
- Iran Hostage Crisis Quizlet