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QuizMultiple Choice

Nationalism in the Middle East

Question 76 • *CR Foundations of Personal Wellness S2 [ELECTIVE, Y4904OX]

In the 1970s, the shah of Iran was

Answer
A
returned to power by the CIA.
B
overthrown and sent into exile.
C
replaced with his son Mohammad.
D
given power and took control of Iran.

Explanation

The shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown during the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and left Iran, eventually going into exile. The CIA helped restore him to power earlier, in 1953, not in the 1970s. So the correct choice is “overthrown and sent into exile.”

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