1. Business
Quizzes back

2. Cold War Protests
1960’s Movement
details
1970’s Movement

3. What caused the oil / energy crisis of the 1970s?
Domestic and Foreign

4. 1970’s Middle East Issues Israel Iran
Conflicts with Arab nations (Egypt, Palestine, etc)
Different beliefs, territory claims
Iran
What was the situation?
Rule of Shah corrupt and harsh

5. Middle East Countries

6. Oil / Gas in US Price of oil rose in 70’s
US dependent on Middle East oil
Countries could reward/punish with oil
1973- Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) formed
Algeria Nigeria
Angola Qatar
Ecuador Saudi Arabia
Iran United Arab Emirates
Iraq Venezuela
Kuwait
Libya

7. Oil as Politics / Policy
1973- war between Israel and other countries
OPEC placed embargo on oil to countries that supported Israel
Also raised prices
US supported Israel
US cut off from oil (what oil the US got was expensive)

8. Iran Hostage Crisis 1979- Revolution in Iran
Shah fled, anti-West leader took over
Goal: make Iran strict, Islamic state
President (Carter) let Shah into US
Given sanctuary, health services
Iranians outraged

9. Iran Hostage Crisis
November Iranian students seize US embassy in Tehran (Iran)
52 Americans taken hostage
Held for 444 days
Americans wanted their release- Carter’s responsibility

10. Trying to Release Hostages
Carter tried:
Cutting ties with Iran
Rescue mission- failure, 8 soldiers died
Carter lost popularity, lost re-election
1981- Hostages released the day Carter left office