What Event Precipitated the 1979 Seizure of Over Fifty American

question 25

Multiple Choice

What event precipitated the 1979 seizure of over fifty American hostages in Iran?

• A) The CIA helped return the Shah Reza Pahlavi to power.
• B) Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini rose to power in Iran, and the United States allowed the shah to enter the United States for cancer treatment.
• C) An American helicopter and a transport plane collided over the Iranian desert.
• D) The Soviet Union invaded Iran.
• E) The United States invaded Iran.

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