Question

Which of these was a major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency?
A American hostages taken in Iran
B loss of Panama to the Soviet Union
C failure to foster peace in the Middle East
D failure to protect West Berlin from communism

Answer 1

A major foreign policy failure during the Carter presidency was **A) American hostages taken in Iran**. The Iran Hostage Crisis, which began in November 1979 when Iranian militants seized the U.S. embassy in Tehran and took 52 American diplomats and citizens hostage, significantly impacted Carter's presidency and is often viewed as a major embarrassment and failure of his foreign policy.