Iran
Across
- 1. The Shah threw a big party to promote ___, but didn't invite any of the citizens
- 4. The Muslim scholars that have the final say over the passage of laws
- 6. To escape British control, Mohammad Mossadegh made the decision to ___
- 8. Many Iranians refuse to vote because of the unfree ___ of elections in Iran
- 11. The traditional name for Iran
- 13. The type of Islam practiced in Iran
- 14. What country staged a coup in Iran?
- 16. The Shah's plan to help the economy
- 17. ___ Were a big point of protest after the Islamic revolution, especially for women
- 21. The resource that initially caused foreign intervention in Iran and later caused Iraq to attack Iran
- 22. The leader that succeeded the Shah
- 25. US president ___ withdrew from an Iranian-US nuclear deal
- 26. The largest trader with Iran in the WWII
- 28. Colonial powers have historically made deals that have benefitted the ___ much more
Down
- 2. The US and other western countries lift sanctions, in return Iran limited its ___
- 3. Mass protests start in Iran because ___ was killed in police custody for violating modesty laws
- 5. The ___ initially installed Reza Shah into power.
- 7. What did many citizens lose under the Islamic regime?
- 9. The ___ united Iranians against the US under the Islamic Republic
- 10. How did the Shah respond to protests?
- 12. After the revolution, Iran truly became an ___ nation after a long time
- 15. The guardians of the revolution were the modern Iran's version of ___
- 18. Protestors ___ the US embassy after the Shah was allowed into the US
- 19. Many citizens under the Shah were uneducated and ___
- 20. Iran has historically had ___ feelings towards the West
- 23. The title of Islamic leader and leader of Iran
- 24. ___ percent of the country voted for a Islamic republic in a referendum after the fall of the shah
- 27. Compared to the time of the Shah, there have been ___ executions after the Islamic revolution
- 29. The Iranian secret police under the Shah