Date assigned
Monday, March 11
Assignment
Read the "Despotism and Godless Terrorism" chapter from Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq. If you want an A, read the whole thing. If you're satisfied with a B, start reading after the section break near the bottom of page 117.
If you want an A, answer all of the following questions. If you're satisfied with a B, skip question #1.
1) John Foster Dulles was "shaped by three powerful influences: a uniquely privileged upbringing, a long career advising the world's richest corporations, and a profound religious faith." How did those three factors shape Dulles's actions regarding Iran?
2) Describe the economic relationship between Britain and Iran prior to 1951.
3) What kind of man was Mohammad Mossadegh? What made up his system of beliefs?
4) What happened in 1951 that changed the economic relationship between Britain and Iran?
5) How did Britain respond to this change in their economic relationship with Iran?
6) Describe the state of communism in Iran in the early 1950s under Mossadegh.
7) Why did John Foster Dulles thing that he would be able to work so easily with the CIA?
8) Why was the CIA needed to set the coup in motion? Why couldn't America have just invaded Iran and overthrown Mossadegh using military force?
9) How popular was Mossadegh in Iran prior to CIA intervention?
10) How did the CIA go about turning Iranian public opinion against Mossadegh?
Due date
Finish the reading by the beginning of class on Tuesday, March 12
Finish the questions by the beginning of class on Thursday, March 14
Monday, March 11
Assignment
Read the "Despotism and Godless Terrorism" chapter from Stephen Kinzer's Overthrow: America's Century of Regime Change from Hawaii to Iraq. If you want an A, read the whole thing. If you're satisfied with a B, start reading after the section break near the bottom of page 117.
If you want an A, answer all of the following questions. If you're satisfied with a B, skip question #1.
1) John Foster Dulles was "shaped by three powerful influences: a uniquely privileged upbringing, a long career advising the world's richest corporations, and a profound religious faith." How did those three factors shape Dulles's actions regarding Iran?
2) Describe the economic relationship between Britain and Iran prior to 1951.
3) What kind of man was Mohammad Mossadegh? What made up his system of beliefs?
4) What happened in 1951 that changed the economic relationship between Britain and Iran?
5) How did Britain respond to this change in their economic relationship with Iran?
6) Describe the state of communism in Iran in the early 1950s under Mossadegh.
7) Why did John Foster Dulles thing that he would be able to work so easily with the CIA?
8) Why was the CIA needed to set the coup in motion? Why couldn't America have just invaded Iran and overthrown Mossadegh using military force?
9) How popular was Mossadegh in Iran prior to CIA intervention?
10) How did the CIA go about turning Iranian public opinion against Mossadegh?
Due date
Finish the reading by the beginning of class on Tuesday, March 12
Finish the questions by the beginning of class on Thursday, March 14
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