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Iranian Revolution
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When did Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi become the leader of Iran? | 1941 |
| Who would cause issues for Reza? | Mohammad Mosaddeq |
| Who wanted to turn Iran into an Islamic state? | Ruhollah Khomeini |
| When would Mohammad Reza Pahlavi be born? | October 26, 1919 |
| When would Ruhollah Khomeini be born? | September 24, 1902 |
| Ruhollah Khomeini wanted to westernize Iran. True or false? | False |
| Which party would Saddam Hussein become the leader of? | Ba'ath Party |
| When would Jimmy Carter become the 39th president? | November 2, 1976 |
| When would Ronald Reagan become the 40th president? | January 20, 1981 |
| When did Reza survive a communist plot? | 1949 |
| Who would start to cause political tensions with the Shah? | Mohammad Mosaddeq |
| When would Mohammad Mosaddeq become premier? | 1951 |
| When would the Shah be forced out of Iran the first time? | 1953 |
| Which 2 agencies would force Mosaddeq out of office? | CIA and MI6 |
| What did Khomeini want to do that led to his arrest? | He wanted to overthrow the Shah and turn Iran into an Islamic state |
| When would the Shah replace the Islamic calendar with the Persian one? | 1976 |
| When would the Shah “go on vacation” and abdicate the throne? | January 16, 1979 |
| When would the Ayatollah Khomeini return to Iran and become the Supreme Leader? | February 1, 1979 |
| Why would the Shah go to the United States? | To get treated for his cancer |
| How long were the US Embassy hostages held for? | 444 days |
| When did the former Shah of Iran die? | July 1980 |
| When did Saddam Hussein invade Iran? | September 22, 1980 |
| Which Iranian unit was successful in fighting against the Iraqis? | The Iranian Revolutionary Gaurd Corps |
| Saddam Hussein used chemical weapons on his own people and the Iranians. True or false? | True |
| How many soldiers are believed to have died in the Iraq-Iran war? | 500,000 |