The U.S. & Iran

Which event happened first?

• The shah was overthrown

• Iran's oil industry was nationalized

• Americans at the US embassy were taken hostage by Iranian students

• The US withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal

Ayatollah Khomeini encouraged the students to continue holding the hostages to ________.

• Strengthen his own power

• Increase the price of Iran's oil

• Improve Iran's standing in the world

• Keep the shah from regaining power

Today, Iran's government is a _______.

• Democracy

• Monarchy

• Theocracy

• Military dictatorship

According to the article, the US is currently concerned that Iran is ______________.

• Becoming Israel's ally

• Working toward building nuclear bombs

• Using up its oil reserves

• About to undergo another revolution

Which example from the article shows how the US supported the shah?

• The CIA trained the shah's secret police

• The US opposed British attempts to control Iran

• President George W Bush labeled Iran as part of the "axis of evil"

• President Jimmy Carter sought to adapt to the revolutionary government

The author says that "in 1911, an American lawyer was dispatched to reorganize Iran's finances." This detail helps show _____________.

• When relations soured between the US and Iran

• How the US and Iran used to have a good relationship

• Why Britain wanted to turn Iran into one of its protectorates

• Why hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest the shah