In 1951, a pro-democratic nationalist, Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh rose to prominence in Iran and was elected Prime Minister. As Prime Minister, Mossadegh alarmed the West by his nationalization of Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (later British Petroleum, BP) that had controlled the country's oil reserves. In response, Britain immediately embargoed Iran. Soon after, members of the British Intelligence Service invited the United States to join them in covertly overthrowing the democratically-elected Mossadegh. After convincing Eisenhower that Mossadegh was sympathetic to communism (even though he was an avowed anti-communist), the United States agreed to assist Britain in Operation Ajax. President Eisenhower authorized the CIA to take the lead in the operation of overthrowing Mossadegh and supporting a US-friendly monarch. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi's rule became increasingly autocratic.
Simple rule of Cause and Effect.
2007-03-01 10:23:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Government
yes, i just did my university mid-term paper on this subject. but i have known for many years, but of course history is my hobbie.
but as someone said, most american's history consist of sport events and what paris hilton did last week.
most don't even remember what was said leading up to the recent iraq war.
2007-03-01 11:38:40 · answer #1 · answered by mricon 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No Iran is secure i will assure you...Iran is thoroughly distinctive from different Islamic countries...you spot, Iranian people have a cleric government yet maximum persons in Iran are no longer non secular in any respect! humorous huh? and confident you're estimated to conceal your head in public because of the fact the government forbids women people dressing like westerners however the placement replaced into very distinctive in the previous the 1979 Islamic Republic..*sigh* btw, I used to have an english boyfriend who worked in Tehran as a instructor :D
2016-09-30 02:04:19 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To most Americans history is last years play off games. or former game show contestants. But yes I knew of Mossadegh and the CIA method of overthrow was the same method used by those that overthrew the Shah. what goes around comes around. they often call this type of retaliatory confrontation " Blow back" our last 50 or so years of foreign policy comes with a lot of blow back.
2007-03-01 10:45:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, this certainly had an effect on past Iranian views on the U.S., 1970's ish, but it is my understanding that most Iranians have a positive view of the United States, there government however......
2007-03-01 10:29:49 · answer #4 · answered by asmith1022_2006 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unfortunately, I think that most governments, the American government included, have a very weak grasp of history.
If they did, it would be pretty obvious to them that they were all busy committing the most famous of history's classic blunders: "Never get involved in a land war in Asia."
2007-03-01 10:35:58 · answer #5 · answered by Saint Bee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very Interesting.
2007-03-01 10:57:50 · answer #6 · answered by Kent-B-True 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A little study of unrevised and unvarnished history might give you a better understanding of what is really going on.
2007-03-01 11:11:04 · answer #7 · answered by Mad Roy 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋