Shah of Iran Group


Use the websites below to answer the questions in preparation for your presentation.

Questions

  1. When and how did the Shah of Iran (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) come to power? What was the US’s role in him becoming Shah?

  2. What kind of government did the Shah lead?

  3. When and how did the Shah lose power?  What role did Islamic fundamentalists play?  Who took over after he lost power?

  4. What relation did his exile have to the Iranian hostage crisis?


Websites

Iran Chamber Society: Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi

http://www.iranchamber.com/history/mohammad_rezashah/mohammad_rezashah.php


Mohammad Reza Pahalvi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi_of_Iran


Iranian Monarchy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_kings_of_Persia

Timeline: US and Iran Ties

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3362443.stm

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