To keep control over his people, the Shah used his CIA-trained group, known as ..... They imprisoned anyone who threatened or spoke out against the Shah.

HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST

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To keep control over his people, the Shah used his CIA-trained group, known as ____ They imprisoned anyone who threatened or spoke out against the Shah.

A	STASI
B	SAVAK
C	KJB
D	HAMAS

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -SAVAK had the power to censor the media, screen applicants for government jobs, and “according to reliable Western source, use all means necessary, including torture, to hunt down dissidents".

Detailed explanation-2: -The Iranian Revolution was the Shia Islamic revolution that replaced the secular monarchy of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi with a theocracy led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are many claims that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has repeatedly intervened in the internal affairs of Iran, from the Mossadegh coup of 1953 to the present time. The CIA is said to have collaborated with the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.

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