HISTORY
HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST
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Fact
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Opinion
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -1905: Due to years of financial and political concessions to English and Russian powers to the detriments of the domestic economy and culture, nationalist uprisings against the Shah begin to take place in Persia (now Iran). This is later referred to as the Constitutional Revolution.
Detailed explanation-2: -On September 16, 1941, three weeks after British and Soviet troops invaded Iran in the Second World War and occupied the country, Reza Shah abdicated the throne in favor of his son, quit Iranian soil and boarded a British ship to go into exile.
Detailed explanation-3: -A backlash against imperialism; The 1953 Iranian coup d’état; A rise in expectations created by the 1973 oil revenue windfall; An overly ambitious economic program; More items