What events precipitated the 1979 seizure of over 50 American hostages in Iran?

the return to power of Shah Reza Pahlavi with the assistance of the CIA

the rise to power of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the arrival of the shah in the United States for cancer treatment

the collision of an American helicopter and a transport plane in the Iranian desert

the invasion of Iran by the Soviet Union

the invasion of Iraq by the United States

I chose 1st one.

All the following were conditions facing the United States in the late 1970s, except

plummeting energy prices.

Am

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What events precipitated the 1979 seizure of over 50 American hostages in Iran?

the return to power of Shah Reza Pahlavi with the assistance of the CIA

the rise to power of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and the arrival of the shah in the United States for cancer treatment

the collision of an American helicopter and a transport plane in the Iranian desert

the invasion of Iran by the Soviet Union

the invasion of Iraq by the United States 

I chose 1st one. 

 All the following were conditions facing the United States in the late 1970s, except

plummeting energy prices.

Am

anonymous · Answer

All the following were conditions facing the United States in the late 1970s, except

plummeting energy prices.

Americans being held hostage.

unemployment.

recession.

inflation. 

I chose Plmmeting energy prices for this one