The history behind the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis is long and complicated. The hostage crisis directly affected a presidential election, and it played into Cold War fears of a global crisis. Using video clips of an historian and the testimonies of hostages, scholars explore the causes and legacies of the complex event.

Concepts

iran, united states foreign policy, foreign policy, revolutions, jimmy carter, the presidency of jimmy carter, ronald reagan, the presidency of ronald reagan, the cold war

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Additional Tags

social studies

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Instructional Ideas

• Use clips to introduce the Iranian hostage crisis
• Create a quest to have students explore the clips to learn the history of the Iranian Revolution

Classroom Considerations

• The eight short videos require a free C-SPAN account; the use of the following login credentials work as well: Username: students, Password: C-SPANCLASSROOM
  

Pros

• Clips include easy-to-understand background information on the Iranian Revolution and hostage crisis
• Video segments are short and easy to use in class

Cons

• None

Common Core

RH.6-8.1 RH.6-8.2 RH.6-8.4 RH.6-8.6 RH.6-8.10 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.4 RH.9-10.6 RH.9-10.10 RH.11-12.1 RH.11-12.3 RH.11-12.4 RH.11-12.6 RH.11-12.10