The Iran hostage crisis changed the world because it officially ended the relations between the United States and Iran. It also had an Impact on the economy of the United States and other oil importing countries. The conflict started when the United States allowed Iran’s leader (Shah) to have medical treatment in the United States. The Shah had been expelled from Iran because of oil problems in Iran. When, he left the Iran students outraged and stormed a U.S. embassy. They held over 60 people hostage. Most of the hostages were American. It put the world on edge. After 444 days, all the hostages were released.
Iran is a very large oil producing country. When the crisis ended the relation with the United States and Iran Ended, and the british Oil companies had no control of the Oil in Iran. This affected every oil importing country because all the oil in Iran was controlled by BP and now it was controlled by Iran.
The Iran hostage crisis had its origins in a series of events that took place nearly a half-century before it began. The source of tension between Iran and the U.S. stemmed from an increasingly intense conflict over oil. In, 1953 the U.S. overthrew Iran's democracy and Installed a Pro-U.S. Dictator "the Shah". Most of the Oil Reserves in Iran were under British Control. A British owned company called Anglo-Iranian oil Company Limited which will later be called BP. Shah was taking back the Oil for Iran. The British tries to take back control of the Oil by going to the world court and fighting for it, but the British Lost. They tried to hit Iran's economy by blockading the gulf and halting trade.
Operation Ajax, was when the CIA overthrew Muhammad Mossadeq's democratic government in 1953 and reinstalled the Shah to the throne of Iran. A British oil company had control of Iran's oil fields. The Iranian People believed that their deal with the oil company was unfairly benefiting the company. In 1953, there was a boycott of Iranian oil, their oil revenues decreased, and the economy declined.
Iran is a very large oil producing country. When the crisis ended the relation with the United States and Iran Ended, and the british Oil companies had no control of the Oil in Iran. This affected every oil importing country because all the oil in Iran was controlled by BP and now it was controlled by Iran.
The Iran hostage crisis had its origins in a series of events that took place nearly a half-century before it began. The source of tension between Iran and the U.S. stemmed from an increasingly intense conflict over oil. In, 1953 the U.S. overthrew Iran's democracy and Installed a Pro-U.S. Dictator "the Shah". Most of the Oil Reserves in Iran were under British Control. A British owned company called Anglo-Iranian oil Company Limited which will later be called BP. Shah was taking back the Oil for Iran. The British tries to take back control of the Oil by going to the world court and fighting for it, but the British Lost. They tried to hit Iran's economy by blockading the gulf and halting trade.
Operation Ajax, was when the CIA overthrew Muhammad Mossadeq's democratic government in 1953 and reinstalled the Shah to the throne of Iran. A British oil company had control of Iran's oil fields. The Iranian People believed that their deal with the oil company was unfairly benefiting the company. In 1953, there was a boycott of Iranian oil, their oil revenues decreased, and the economy declined.