"BBC NEWS | In Pictures: Iran Hostage Crisis." BBC News - Home. Web. 18 Oct.

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0. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/middle_east_iran_ho
stage_crisis/html/1.stm>.
Revolutionary students stormed the United States embassy in Tehran taking dozens
of US staff hostage. Thousands of other protesters pressed around the compound,
responding to a call by the country's new leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, to attack
US and Israeli interests. The use in the project would display a visual when th
e Iranian students tried to storm the embassy; noting the size of the protesters
while storming the embassy.
"BBC NEWS | In Pictures: Iran Hostage Crisis." BBC News - Home. Web. 18 Oct. 201
0. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/spl/hi/picture_gallery/04/middle_east_iran_ho
stage_crisis/html/6.stm>.
US military rescue operation codenamed Eagle Claw plan was to land aircraft cove
rtly in the desert allowing special forces to infiltrate Tehran and free the 52
hostages. The plan was flawed when two helicopters crashed on the transport plan
e. The use in the project would display an in depth visual of the aftermath of O
peration Eagle Claw.
"Biography of Jimmy Carter | Selected Photographs From Library Collection." Jimm
y Carter Library and Museum. Web. 19 Dec. 2010. <http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.g
ov/documents/photos/jec_pics.phtml>
During the crisis, Jimmy Carter held full responsibility of bringing the hostage
s home. This picture gives viewers an image of him.
"YouTube - President Jimmy Carter - Statement on Iran Rescue Mission." YouTube -
Broadcast Yourself. Web. 18 Jan. 2011. <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Km3dx7w
ppA&feature=related>.
Shortened version President Jimmy Carter's on the Iran Rescue Mission of April 2
2, 1980. The address the depth of the failure of Operation Eagle Claw.
"Iran Hostage's Diary / Robert C. Ode." 09 Feb. 2006. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. <http:/
/www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/documents/r_ode/>.
This is an excerpt Robert C. Ode's diary; one of the hostages during the crisis.
This represents one of the hostages situation within the actual event in Tehran
.
Plethi, Crethi. "Iran Hostage Crisis Letter from Carter to Khomeini." 20 Dec. 20
09. Web. 17 Oct. 2010. <http://www.crethiplethi.com/iran-hostage-crisis-letter-f
rom-carter-to-khomeini/islamic-countries/iran-islamic-countries/2009/>.
This letter is what Carter sent to Ayatollah to try to end the hostage crisis bu
t Ayatollah did not give in and the hostages were not freed. This supports there
was communication between the United States and Iran, but it wasn't enough to l
et the hostages go.
"Republican Officials Delayed the Release of US Hostages in Iran to Prevent Cart
er's Re-election in 1980 - UNKNOWN." De-fact-o.com - Untangling The Web One Fact
At A Time. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. <http://www.de-fact-o.com/fact_read.php?id=31>.
Displays a "New York Times" newspaper on the inauguration of Ronald Reagan and t
he release of the remaining 52 hostages.
"State of the Union Address 1980." Jimmy Carter Library and Museum. 03 Nov. 2006
. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. <http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/documents/speeches/su80j
ec.phtml>.
Jimmy Carter's State of the Union Address. Gives primary evidence in the situati
on in Iran during that time.
Secondary Sources:
"American Experience | Jimmy Carter | People & Events." PBS: Public Broadcasting
Service. Web. 04 Nov. 2010. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/peopleevents/e
_hostage.html>.
On November 4, 1979, an angry mob of young Islamic revolutionaries overran the U
.S. Embassy in Tehran, taking more than sixty Americans hostage. From the moment
the hostages were seized until they were released minutes after Ronald Reagan t
ook the oath of office as president 444 days later. This provides information on
the American point of view of the crisis.
"American Experience | Jimmy Carter | Special Features." PBS: Public Broadcastin
g Service. Web. 18 Jan. 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/sfeature/sf_h
ostage_01.html>.
Iranian students storm the United States Embassy and take the entire staff hosta
ge. This site provides primary quotes from the reactions of the Americans during
day 1 of the hostage crisis, which supported how the Americans felt during the
crisis.
"BBC NEWS | Middle East | Timeline: US-Iran Ties." BBC News - Home. Web. 04 Jan.
2011.<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3362443.stm>.
The chronology of key events between U.S. - Iranian ties from 1953 - 2008. This
provides further information on present relations between the U.S. and Iran.
"Classroom / Grades 9-12." The White House Historical Association. Web. 27 Mar.
2011. <http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_classroom/classroom_9-12-transition
s-carter.html>.
Almost 30 years before Jimmy Carter's term, the United States had provided polit
ical support and, more recently, massive military assistance to the government o
f the shah of Iran. By 1979, however, when Carter had been in office three years
, the shah was in trouble. The Shah was later exiled and due to his illness, he
was taken in the United States for medical treatment which started the crisis. P
rovides information about Carter's actions and his thoughts on the situation.
"Iran hostage crisis." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online Schoo
l Edition. Encyclopædia Britannica, 2010. Web. 17 Oct. 2010 <http://school.eb.com/
eb/article-9403631>.
The Iranian Hostage Crisis is in which militants in Iran seized 66 American citi
zens at the U.S. embassy in Tehran, holding 52 of them hostage for more than a y
ear. The crisis, which took place during the chaotic aftermath of Iran's Islamic
revolution and its overthrow of the Pahlavi monarchy, had dramatic effects on d
omestic politics in the United States and poisoned U.S.-Iranian relations for de
cades. This support the reasons why this episode in history is debatable and dip
lomatic.
"Iran." U.S. Department of State. Web. 04 Jan. 2011. <http://www.state.gov/r/pa/
ei/bgn/5314.htm>.
The background information of Iran and current relations and history between the
United States and Iran in past and present events. This provide present relatio
ns between the U.S. and Iran after the crisis.
"Iran Hostage Crisis." United States History. Web. 18 Oct. 2010. <http://www.u-s
-history.com/pages/h2021.html>.
On November 4, 1979, an angry mob of some 300 to 500 "students" who called thems
elves "Imam's Disciples," laid siege to the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran, to
capture and hold hostage 66 U.S. citizens and diplomats. President Carter appli
ed economic pressure by halting oil imports from Iran and freezing Iranian asset
s in the US. Carter began several diplomatic initiatives to free the hostages, w
hich all proved fruitless. This gave us background information on the topic in o
rder to provide examples to our project.
"Operation Eagle Claw: A Catalyst for Change in the American Military." GlobalSe
curity.org - Reliable Security Information. Web. 27 Mar. 2011. <http://www.globa
lsecurity.org/military/library/report/1997/Holzworth.htm>.
On November 4, 1979, Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy, capturing 66 Ame
ricans as hostages. Five months of diplomatic negotiations for the their release
, President Carter ordered an executive mission for the hostages release. The ex
ecutive mission, Operation Eagle Claw, failed due to catastrophic results. This
source highlighted the procedures within the mission and its aftermath.
"The History Guy: Iran-U.S. Hostage Crisis (1979-1981)." The History Guy: A Reso
urce for History, Military History, Politics, and Biography. Web. 18 Oct. 2010.
<http://www.historyguy.com/iran-us_hostage_crisis.html>.
On November 4, 1979, radical Iranian students seized the United States Embassy c
omplex in the Iranian capital of Tehran. The immediate cause of this takeover wa
s the anger many Iranians felt over the U.S. President Jimmy Carter allowing the
deposed former ruler of Iran, Shah Reza Pahlavi, to enter the U.S. for medical
treatment. In Iran, this was believed to be an opening move leading up an Americ
an-backed return to power by the Shah. The crisis which followed this seizure cr
eated a near state of war, ruined Jimmy Carter's presidency, and began an enviro
nment of hostility between America and Iran which continues to this day. This ga
ve information on both sides of the crisis: US and Iran.
Stein, R. Conrad. "The Iran Hostage Crisis." Chicago: Childrens, 1994. Print.
The United States Embassy in the Iranian capital of Tehran was seized by Iranian
students led by religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, capturing American hostag
es. The hostage taking began after former ruler of Iran, Reza Pahlavi, entered t
he U.S. for medical treatment approved by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. The revol
t resulted in blemishing Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy, and began nation co
nflict between Iran and the US, beginning the Iran Hostage Crisis. This print ma
terial provided an abundance of quotes from notable people to support our topic.
Watson, Stephanie. "Iranian Hostage Crisis." Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intellig
ence, and Security. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 Mar. 2011 <http://www.encyclopedi
a.com>.
Due to Shah Reza Pahlavi's influence of westernizing Iran, cruel ways of managin
g his country, not completing his promises for Iranians, and his greed of money
from oil production, Iranians were outraged and wanted to revolt. The Shah fled
to Morocco therefore, leaving Ayatollah Khomeini, a religious leader, to rise to
power and influenced many students to join him into storming the United States
Embassy in Tehran, thus beginning the Iran Hostage Crisis. This provides backgro
und to the events before the crisis.