When Iranian students occupied the American embassy and held Americans hostage,
a. moderates in the government were able to better argue their case for improving relations with the UnitedStates.
b. Iran was able to win policy concessions from the United States.
c. Khomeini used the crisis to install his hard-line supporters in nearly all positions of authority.
d. the United States organized anti-Khomeini groups in Iraq.
e. Khomeini used the crisis as an opportunity to soften his hard-line policies.
Q. 2Factors that helped Khomeini solidify his power in Iran included all of the following EXCEPT
a. the occupation of the U.S. embassy for 444 days.
b. the removal of moderate and secular leaders.
c. the war with Iraq.
d. rapid economic growth.
e. increased levels of repression.
Q. 3Who was the first Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic?
a. Khatami
b. Khomeini
c. Rafsanjani
d. Ahmadinejad
e. Bani-Sadr
Q. 4Land reform during the White Revolution resulted in
a. nearly unanimous peasant support for the shah.
b. massive migration of poor peasants to Tehran.
c. unexpected increases in agricultural productivity.
d. the creation of hundreds of new rural villages.
e. a transfer of wealth to Muslim clerics.
Q. 5An unintended consequence of the White Revolution was
a. the Ayatollah Khomeini no longer remained removed from politics.
b. the elites withdrew their support from the Shah.
c. foreign companies withdrew their investments.
d. Iran's relationship with the United States weakened.
e. Iraq invaded Iran.
Q. 6What institution was formed in 1957 by the second Pahlavi shah as a secret police force used to arrest dissidents in Iran and assassinate opponents abroad?
a. The Revolutionary Guard
b. The Majlis
c. The SAVAK
d. The Guardian Council
e. OPEC
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