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1980's Topics 8th Period  Iran Hostage Crisis, Carter Rescue Attempt  Created by TJ Kennedy INSERT MULTIMEDIA OF YOUR TOPIC--BOTH ASSOCIATION AND INDIVIDUAL Imbed Photos (click FILE), Video (click Widget); Make a Glog (Instructions for Glog);

Task One--DESCRIBE YOUR TOPIC ---Due Monday, March 12th On November 4, 1979 a group of Islamist students and militant seized control of the US embassy in Tehran, Iran in support of the Iranian revolution. This was the begging of a 444 day hostage crisis involving 66 hostages and tense diplomatic relations between the US and Iran. In the end all 66 were release but after a long, slow tense process and the failure of the rescue operation Operation Eagle Claw which led to the death of eight American soldiers.

Operation Eagle Claw was an attempt by the Army’s newly created Delta Force to rescue the hostages at the embassy. The operation started with eight helicopters flying to a location known as Desert One from the USS //Nimiz// to meet up with transport plains carrying the Deltas. On the way one helicopter crash and another was forced to return to the //Nimiz//. Upon reaching this objective it was discovered that one helicopter’s hydraulics had been damaged and the spare was on the helicopter that had withdrawn. It had been decided that the operation would only go forward at this point if they had six working helicopters. Since they didn’t the operation was aborted. As the Deltas withdrew a helicopter collided with a transport plain killing 8 men. They eventually left behind the rest of the helicopters. This event caused many changes in the special operations field of the military including the creation of USSOCOM which contained many specialized units from each branch of the military.

Sources:

"Iran Hostage Crisis." // Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.

Macfarlane, Philip J. "U.S.-Iranian Relations: A History of Continued Conflict: Background." // World History: The Modern Era //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

 __Task Two--EVALUATE YOUR TOPICS INFLUENCE--Due March 15th__ The Iran hostage crisis sparked at total revamp of the militaries special forces department. The failure of Operation Eagle Claw showed the faults in the lack of coordination and training of the units involved. This cause the creation of United States Special Operation Command or USSOCOM. This brought all special forces units together under one command and created new ones to fill missing roles such as pilots to fly in any conditions. This lack of skilled pilots was considered the main reason for the failure of Operation Eagle Claw.

Outside of the special forces field the hostage crisis further enforced peoples belief that America was on a downfall. With the recent lose in Vietnam and now this people were begging to lose faith in the country. This was also viewed by people as an example of the ineffectiveness of Jimmy Carter and many believe it is why he didn’t get re-elected.

Sources:

"Iranian protestors burn U.S. flag during hostage crisis." Image. AP/Wide World Photos. // World History: The Modern Era //.ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

Watts, Tim. "Iran hostage crisis." // World History: The Modern Era //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

"Iran Hostage Crisis." // Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.

**Holistic Rubric for all 3 Tasks**

**A quality topic post for the 1980s assignment will**
 * Arrange Media to enhance and extend the significance of the topic to the 1980s decade.
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from 3 different sources.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations, ( Author's Last Name).
 *  List all 7 sources alphabetically in the Works Cited. Format in MLA style.
 * Complete Great Man Continuum and Table.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Justify the placement of your topic on the continuum using the evidence from the 7 sources to support your analysis of the 4 criteria.
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Answer the prompts for all 3 tasks and the research question thoughtfully and thoroughly.

<span style="background-color: #00ffff; color: #9008b6; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20px; text-align: left;">Task Three--JUDGE THE IMPACT OF THE INDIVIDUAL & ASSOCIATIO --Due Mar. 19th <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">Now that you have a basic understanding of your topic and know the scope of its influence, explain the forces that produced or created the topic. Additionally, identify the driving forces behind the society's reaction to your topic? Use the criteria described in the the **Great Man Continuum** to determine your topics long-run influence on society. Place your topic on the continuum and justify the reasons for your placement. Please confine your analysis to two extended power paragraphs with each one citing a minimum of 3 credible sources. <span style="background-color: #ffff00; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium; text-align: left;">Encyclopedic sources are not acceptable for this task. The Iran hostage crisis had no major achievements involved with it. It only lead to people losing faith in the nation and the embarrassment of the US military in Operation Eagle Claw. One thing that did come out of the situation was the creation of USSOCOM which put all US special operations under one command to prevent future disasters like that of Eagle Claw. In this case it has had a big influence on the US military and has long been remembered by both the military and civilian population. On a daily scale the crisis has had no noticeable effect. Upon the return of the hostages people when back to their normal lives as if nothing had happened.

Watts, Tim. "Iran hostage crisis." // World History: The Modern Era //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

"Iran Hostage Crisis." // Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 27 Mar. 2012.

Macfarlane, Philip J. "U.S.-Iranian Relations: A History of Continued Conflict: Background." // World History: The Modern Era //. ABC-CLIO, 2012. Web. 28 Mar. 2012.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800080; display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 18px; text-align: left;">**PROMPT: Explain the forces that produced or created your topic. Use the four criteria of the Great Man Continuum to analyze the topic's long-run significance in American society. Specifically, (1) describe the significance of the accomplishment, (2) the endurance of the legacy, (3) extent of the topics influence, and** **(4) impact on daily life of people then and now.**
 * Great Man Criteria || ** 5=long-run ** || ** 4=wide-spread ** || ** 3=moderate ** || ** 2=short run ** || ** 1=little effect ** || ** 0=not at all ** ||
 * ** SIGNIFICANCE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT ** ||  ||   ||   ||   || XXXXXXXX ||   ||
 * ** ENDURANCE OF LEGACY ** || XXXXXXX ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** EXTENT OF INFLUENCE ** ||  ||   || XXXXXXX ||   ||   ||   ||
 * ** IMPACT ON DAILY LIFE ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   || XXXXXXX ||

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: georgia,serif; font-size: 21px; text-align: center;">Great Man Continuum

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Great --Event Making --Eventful --Social

<span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Men -Hero ---Hero ---Determinism

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 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Task Three Rubric **
 * Support the main idea in each paragraph with evidence from the 2 new expert opinion sources, as well as one of the credible sources used in Tasks One or Two. Each paragraph must cite 3 different sources--2 new, 1 old.
 * Select only signed sources from the LC databases--each source must have a credible author.
 * Establish the credibility of the author the first time a source is referenced.
 * Credit sources with internal citations and in a Works Cited
 * ** Complete Great Man Continuum and Table and justify your placement using the evidence of the 4 criteria **
 * Insert the two news sources in the Works Cited. Make sure all 7 sources are in alphabetical order.
 * Post the paragraphs to the wiki. Timely posting of completed tasks earn 10 points. Task One = 50 points.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** Need Help Applying the Great Man Theory? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">When deciding where a person may fit on the continuum, think about what society was like at the time he/she was famous. Did the person change history because of their personal characteristics, or would history have gone on in a similar way without this person? Civil Society Defined Great Man Continuum
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Refer to these handouts for additional information: **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** eed Help Using the Great Man Criteria Table? ** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">**Use a scale of 0-to 5 to evaluate the individual’s accomplishments, legacy, influence, and impact.** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">** 0=not at all, 1=little effect, 2=short run, 3=moderate, 4=wide-spread, 5=long run **

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px;">Individuals with high totals, mostly 5’s, should be placed close to Great Men; those with low scores near social determinism.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #800000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 18px;">Need Help placing individuals on the Great Man Continuum? **