Question

Which was a cause of the Iran hostage crisis in 1979?
the Camp David Accords
the Shah’s entry into the United States
the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
Ayatollah Khomeini’s entry into the United States

Answer 1

The Shah’s entry into the United States.

When the deposed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was admitted to the U.S. for medical treatment in October 1979, Iranian revolutionaries feared he would be protected from prosecution and demanded his return; this anger helped trigger the November 4, 1979, seizure of the U.S. embassy in Tehran.