The most important event in 1979 having to do with US
foreign policy was the Iranian revolution and hostage crisis. This event has continued
to impact US foreign policy down to the present.
When
Iranians rebelled against the Shah, the US became their major enemy because it had
supported the Shah and his repressive regime. Since then, Iran has been ruled by a
theocracy that is very anti-US and is, since Ahmedinejad has been in office, also very
openly anti-Israel. The hostility of Iran towards the US has a huge impact on our
foreign policy. Right now, one of the biggest worries the US has in the Middle East is
the problem of Iran's nuclear program and its more general interest in undermining US
interests around the region.
Because it continues to have
an impact today, the Iranian Revolution was the most important event in 1979 when it
comes to US foreign policy.
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