Question

Which statements describe the shah’s rule of Iran in the 1950s and 1960s? Check all that apply. He invested in industrialization and modernization. He suppressed free speech and other civil liberties. He signed lucrative oil deals with Western countries. He supported fundamentalists within his government. He established a land redistribution and reform program. He fired and imprisoned many corrupt government officials.

Answer 1

Explanation:

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (Persian: محمدرضا پهلوی‎, pronounced [mohæmˈmæd reˈzɒː ˈʃɒːh pæhlæˈviː]; 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980), also known as Mohammad Reza Shah (محمدرضا شاه), was the lastShah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Iranian Revolution on 11 February 1979.

The Shah left Iran for exile on 16 January 1979, as the last Persian monarch, leaving his duties to a regency council and Shapour Bakhtiar who was an opposition-based prime minister. Ayatollah Khomeini was invited back to Iran by the government, and returned to Tehran to a greeting by several million Iranians.

Answer 2

(a) He invested in industrialization and modernization.

(b) He suppressed free speech and other civil liberties.

(c) He signed lucrative oil deals with Western countries.

(e) He established a land redistribution and reform program.

Explanation:

• The economy and educational resources of Iran were extended under Shah control. Britain and the United States found Iran their key Middle East partner, and the Shah strongly industrialized vast parts of the country
• Iran's government strictly limits freedom of speech and of the press, people who practice freedom of expression and voice their opinions as against the regime can be punished as provoking state crimes.
• Under this program land redistribution and reform program, The landed minority had to forfeit to small-scale farmers the possession of vast tracts of land for redistribution. In the form of shares of the State-owned Iranian industries, former landowners were recompensed for their loss.