Persepolis Webquest

The Shah of Iran:

Use the following websites to answer these questions in preparation for your presentation:

• http://www.iranchamber.com/history/mohammad_rezashah/mohammad_rezashah.php
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_Reza_Pahlavi_of_Iran
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shah_of_Iran
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/3362443.stm

1. When and how did the Shah of Iran (Mohammad Reza Pahlavi) come to power?  What was the U.S.’s role in his becoming Shah?
2. What kind of government did the Shah lead?
3. When and how did the Shah lose power?  What role did Islamic fundamentalists play?  Who took over after he lost power?
4. What relation did his exile have to the Iranian hostage crises (please explain what that was)?