it was to protest against the Shah of Iran for going into the U.S. for medical treatment. The U.S. was also spying on Iran from inside of the Embassy.
Referring to their role as major players of trade routes in Asia and the indian ocean.
They managed to fulfill this roles due to their superior exploration technology and weapons. The European developed the sea exploration technology at least one century befor the East Asian countries and around 400 years before the South Asian
It was a turning point for the colonists. Despite them losing, the colonists showed the British they could stand their ground.
