What occurred during the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi?
a. He nationalized the oil industry in the 1950s, resulting in the CIA and MI6 collaborating to stage a coup that resulted in his fall from power in 1953.
b. He instituted a program of modernization and economic and social reforms known as the White Revolution in the 1960s.
c. Despite an attempt on his life in the 1960s, he expanded political freedom for dissidents, allowed the creation of opposition parties and launched a campaign for human rights.
d. He deepened the influence of Islamic clerics and deferred to them for most decisions regarding the oil industry, social changes and foreign relations.
b
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a. It is highly rural, with over 85 percent of the population living in the Amazon. b. Approximately half of Brazil is in the Amazon Basin. c. It is the fifth-largest country in the world. d. It hosted the international Earth Summit in 1992. e. It has a large indigenous population in the Amazon.
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