Works Cited

Primary Resources:

These were three documents that were declassified after Regan took office and the hostage were released. They pertained to the attempted rescue missions and other aspects of the hostage situation.

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB21/02-02.htm

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB21/03-01.htm

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB21/05-01.htm

Secondary Resources:

This site helped us understand what the hostages went through when they were captured.  We also used it to find info about Carters political troubles.
[1]"American Experience | Jimmy Carter | People & Events." PBS: Public Broadcasting Service. Web. 29 Jan. 2011. <http://http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/carter/peopleevents/e_hostage.html>. >.

This site explained to us how the hostages where attempted to be rescued and how the misson failed.
[2]"Iran Hostage Crisis — Infoplease.com." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free Online Reference, Research & Homework Help. — Infoplease.com. Web. 29 Jan. 2011. <http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0825448.html>.

This site gave us many reasons for the americans capture in Iran. It also explains the events that leaded to the ultimate release of the hostages.
[3]"Iran Hostage Crisis." United States History. Web. 29 Jan. 2011. <http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h2021.html>.