Historical Background and Timeline. The Iran Hostage Crisis was a major international crisis caused by the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and its employees by revolutionary Iranian students, who then held the Embassy employees as hostages, in direct violation of international law.

Carter took office during a period of “stagflation”, as the economy experienced both high inflation and low economic growth. The U.S. had recovered from the 1973–75 recession, but the economy, and especially inflation, continued to be a top concern for many Americans in 1977 and 1978.

Explanation: Carter was the president to establish a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel.

Nixon focused on reducing the dangers of the Cold War among the Soviet Union and China. His policy sought on détente with both nations, which were hostile to the U.S. and to each other. He moved away from the traditional American policy of containment of Communism, hoping each side would seek American favor.

Which best explains how Ronald Reagan’s economic message helped him win the 1980 presidential election? Many Americans agreed with Reagan, saying that taxes needed to be increased to fund government programs.

What did US intervention in the Middle East have in common with US intervention in Latin America? Both interventions were about stopping the spread of Communism. You just studied 7 terms!

The first proxy war started with the Iran/Iraq war (1980-1988) and Saudi Arabia started to reinforce Iraq to help build them up. In 2003 Iraq became the home of another proxy war between the two when the United States invaded Iraq and overthrew Saddam Hussein.