Iranian Revolution Check for Understanding

Which of these things is NOT true of Iranians?

• They have adapted many aspects of culture that have come through trade routes

• They are the only Shiite Muslim nation in the world

• They speak Farsi, not Arabic

• They are one of the only countries in the world that still has a King

The Shah...

• Wanted Iran to go back to Sharia law and fundamental Islam

• Used torture and false arrest against enemies while giving gifts and influence to friends

• Did not support western ideas

• Was an ally of the Soviet Union during the Cold War

Mosaddeq was...

• elected because he wanted to nationalize Iranian oil

• an ally of the Shah and the United States

• a promoter of Sharia law and fundamental Islam

• a fictitious popular president on a TV show at that time

The coup that removed Mosaddeq

• Was planned in part by the CIA

• Was planned by the Soviet Union

• Was unsuccessful

• Resulted in the end of the term of Jimmy Carter

Which of these is NOT a reason the US got involved in Iran in 1953?

• US was allies of the British

• US was allies of the Soviet Union

• Nationalizing oil is a socialist move, and the coup was during the Cold War

• The Shah was a firm ally of the United Staes

Who was the leader of the Iranian Revolution in 1979?

• Kermit Roosevelt

• The Shah

• The military

• Ayatollah Khomeini

True or false: Americans were surprised that Iranians were angry with them and took their embassy hostage

• True

• False

All of these are true about the hostage crisis EXCEPT

• The hostages were held for over a year

• Students, not Khomeini, began the hostage crisis

• Helicopters were used to successfully rescue some of the hostages

• The crisis ended on Ronald Reagan's inauguration day

Which of these best describes the US and Iranian relations today:

• Peaceful

• Adversaries

True or false: while disappointing for the US, the Iranian Revolution solved all the problems that faced the Iranian people under the Shah.

• True

• False