Which statement about the Articles of Confederation is true? A. They were the first constitution of the United States, and they united the newly independent states under a national government with limited power.

B. They established the United States as a protectorate of Great Britain, capable of creating its own laws but relying on the British armed forces to defend it.

C. They created a national government that was much stronger than any individual state governments, which led many citizens to call for stronger state governments.

D. They officially announced the independence of the United States and started the Revolutionary War.

president carter called the victims of kidnapping "victims of terrorism and anarchy" and added that the united states was not going to give in to blackmail. in the united states, they see hostage-taking as an outrage on the part of the islamist movement that violated the principle of international law on the immunity and inviolability of diplomats and their embassies.

carter refused to yield to the demands, khomeini used the situation to consolidate his power and nullify the challenges of the moderate wing of his government, headed by its president. the euphoria over the humiliation of the most powerful nation distracted the iranian people from the economic difficulties of their country. carter, in april 1980, broke diplomatic relations with iran and imposed a trade embargo, except medicine and food. iranian funds in the us they were frozen and accounted for to compensate the hostages when they were released and to pay the demands of us companies against iran.

written by alan ward and published in 2003. ward is a historian and was a professor at the university of connecticut.

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