Question

drag each tile to the correct box. not all tiles will be used. place the events leading to the iran hostage crisis in chronological order. visits between president carter and the shah of iran; admittance of the shah of iran to the united states for medical treatment; us - backed overthrow of prime minister mossadegh; iranian revolution, led by ayatollah khomeini

Explanation:

1. First, the US - backed overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh (1953) established a pro - US Shah, setting the stage for later tensions.
2. Then, there were visits between President Carter and the Shah of Iran, which showed continued US support for the Shah.
3. Next, the Iranian revolution led by Ayatollah Khomeini (1979) overthrew the Shah's regime.
4. Finally, the admittance of the Shah of Iran to the United States for medical treatment (1979) was a trigger for the hostage crisis as it enraged Iranian revolutionaries who saw it as US interference to protect the Shah.

Answer:

1. US - backed overthrow of Prime Minister Mossadegh
2. visits between President Carter and the Shah of Iran
3. Iranian revolution, led by Ayatollah Khomeini
4. admittance of the Shah of Iran to the United States for medical treatment