Mossadeq's reforms in the early 1950s centered on

Mossadeq's reforms in the early 1950s centered on
 
  a. putting Muslim clerics in key government posts.
  b. gaining public approval for the shah.
  c. nationalizing the oil industry.
  d. winning U.S. support to counter British influences.
  e. creating a liberal democracy.

 Q. 2

The second Pahlavi shah prepared for kingship by
 
  a. partying in Western European cities.
  b. attending a military academy in Moscow.
  c. studying Islamic law in Qom.
  d. working as a secretary for his father.
  e. leading a military campaign against a Soviet republic in the north of Iran.

 Q. 3

Which event led to the abdication of the first Pahlavi shah?
 
  a. World War I
  b. The Great Depression
  c. World War II
  d. The Korean War
  e. The Iraq War

 Q. 4

The first Pahlavi shah did all of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. built the first national railroad.
  b. closed religious schools.
  c. forbade women to wear the veil.
  d. made men shave their beards.
  e. declared Iran to be a secular state.

 Q. 5

A major emphasis of the Pahlavi shahs was
 
  a. to instill enthusiasm for Islam.
  b. promoting the export of Iranian manufactured goods.
  c. safeguarding the property rights of owners of large estates.
  d. to encourage Soviet-style industrialization.
  e. building a public educational system.

 Q. 6

The Pahlavi Dynasty was founded by
 
  a. an ayatollah turned general.
  b. an ambitious soldier trained by the Russian army.
  c. a tribal leader hand-picked by the British.
  d. a Western-educated economics professor.
  e. the son of peasants whose first career was teaching.

 Q. 7

In 1905, which revolution managed to establish a legislative body in Iran (then Persia)?
 
  a. Middle Eastern
  b. White
  c. Green
  d. Constitutional
  e. Islamic