take months, years, or even entire decades for the results to take place and the consequences could possibly be felt on a global scale. In 1953 a “stone” was cast by the American and British governments by organizing the Iranian coup otherwise know Operation ‘AJAX’ or ‘Boot’ in America and Britain. The operation was responsible for the successful overthrow of Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh. The historical event has affected the relationship between the U.S., Britain, and Iran which has led
The 1953 Iranian coup d’état was the CIA’s first successful overthrow of a foreign government. It was seen as an action to stop a possible Iranian communist takeover led by Mohamed Mossadeq, the Iranian prime minister at the time. But in actuality, the U.S. and Britain were more afraid of the imposing Soviet threat in the region. Because Britain and other western countries issued sanctions on Iran as a consequence to oil nationalization, the Britain and the U.S. feared that Mossadeq would turn to
In part one section two Kinzer describes the invasion on Cuba. Kinzer notes Spain’s hard work to solve the Cuban crisis peacefully and “any president with a backbone would have seized this opportunity for an honorable solution. Such a solution, however, would have denied the United States the prizes they sought. They could be won only by conquest. McKinley understood this and on April 11 he asked congress to authorize ‘forcible intervention’ in Cuba” (Kinzer 37). When McKinley authorized ‘forcible
search, he found convoluted truths of what it means to be a patriot, and worst of all, the misrepresentation of the truth in the educational system. We must think about why a government would want to mislead its people, like in the case of the 1954 Iranian Coup orchestrated by the CIA. Perhaps it is comfort in knowing that all of the conflicts we’ve been involved in are reasonably sound, to remove our abilities to think critically, or to rightfully be proud of a bloody
take over their oil fields, Iran elected its new prime minister, Mohammed Mosaddeq, to support the new law and nationalize its oil supply. Stepping up to defend its authority, Britain warns Iran with sanctions ("History of Iran: A Short Account of 1953 Coup"). Mosaddeq, a nationalist who is now in command, declines to back down from the position he holds. Because Mosaddeq was looking to improve the country and nationalize its oil production, the aggressive nation of Britain felt threatened, asking
of the Western powers, that continued to grow when Iranians observed the differences between the oil company's prosperity and their penury. "Nationalism had been the dominant political idea in Iran" (The New York Times). When Mosaddeq tried to make Iran independent, the foreign powers intervened, and prevented Mosaddeq from removing foreign influence. If he had succeeded, the British would have lost a significant financial investment in Iranian land, and the United States believed that Iran would
The Pahlavi dynasty caused Marji’s family and other Iranian citizens to become dysphonic. The dynasty mismanaged Iranian money and was manipulated by Western nations. Enmity grew towards the monarchy and ultimately the Iranian people wanted a revolution. Marji’s family had strong animosity toward the Shah. Many of Marji’s family members as well as others fought against the Shah. But the Islamic Revolution took a turn that many were not prepared for. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (The Shah), the son