Global Studies Name ____________________________________
1.
Iran is the ____________________________ country in the Middle East. It is about the size of ___________________________ and has a population of ____________ million
2.
Iran has the second largest _________ and ______________________ reserves in the world.
3.
It gets its name from their ancient ancestors, the _______________________.
4.
Iran was the home of the ancient __________________ Empire.
5.
Iranians are not ____________________. They are __________________________ who speak __________________.
6.
Iranians are ____________________ Muslim. Most Muslims are _________________.
7.
Prior to ______________, Iran was ruled by the ______________, which means
_____________.
8.
The Shah’s father had taken power in a ______________ and had the support of the
_________________.
9.
The Shah and his father __________________________ the economy and made
_______________ reforms, which gave __________________ rights.
10.
But the Shah was a ____________________________ and his
_______________________________ were brutal.
11.
The Shah was supported by the ______________ who even helped him _______________ the throne after a ________________.
12.
In ______________ and ______________, people ___________________ against the Shah.
People from __________________________________________ protested. ________________ were killed.
13.
This revolution became known as the ____________________ Revolution of ____________.
14.
Iranian students took 52 ____________________________ hostage and held them for 444 days.

15.
After the revolution, Iran became a _____________________. It is ruled by
__________________ leaders.
16.
______________________________________________ took power. He made
__________________ reforms, made women wear the __________________ and eliminated
________________________ influences.
17.
Iran fought a war against _________________ from ___________ to ____________.
________________________ died.
18.
The former president of Iran is ___________________________________. He made very harsh statements about _________________ and his reelection in 2009 seemed to have been
__________________. It sparked protests among _____________________________ Iranians whose slogan was “__________________________________”
19.
Iran and the _______ have had _________________________________________ since 1979.
Recently, there have been tensions over Iran’s ________________ and ________________ programs. Iran is also considered a ________________________________ of terrorism. It supports ______________ and _________________________ and was involved in attacks on
______________________ in _____________________ in the 1980s.
20.
Iran has suffered under _____________________________________ posed by the international community, led by the _________.
21.
In 2013, ________________________________, a ______________________ was elected president and promised to improve Iran’s ____________________ with the world. Talks with the ________ were held for the first time since 1979.
22.
In 2015, Iran reached a landmark _______________________ with the U.S. and 5 other countries. As part of this deal, Iran agreed to ____________ its __________________________ in exchange for ____________________ from sanctions
23.
________________ and some members of the _______________________________ are
_____________________ of this agreement.
24.
Contrary to common American perceptions, Iran is actually a very __________________ country and many of the people like the ___________.