The event that belongs in the empty box is the 1953 CIA led coup that ousted Iran's democratically elected prime minister Mohammad Mossadegh, who had nationalized Iran's oil industry, and restored power to the pro-Western shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi.
The CIA coup in IranThe 1953 covert operation by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the United States to remove Iran's democratically elected Prime Minister, Mohammad Mossadegh, and reinstate the pro-Western Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was known as the CIA coup in Iran.
The CIA collaborated with the British intelligence service MI6 to arm and train Iranian agents for the coup as well as to run propaganda efforts against Mossadegh's regime. An organized military and political campaign that was the culmination of the operation was successful in toppling Mossadegh's administration and restoring the Shah to power.
The CIA coup in Iran remains a controversial and sensitive topic in Iranian and international relations to this day.
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The complete question is:
Which of the following belongs in the empty box below?
President Eisenhower backs the
Shah of Iran in an effort to
prevent communist powers
from obtaining Iranian oil
supplies
Shah of Iran flees from
the Ayatollah Khomeini
to the U.S.
O America boycotts OPEC and begins drilling for oil in Gulf of Mexico
O Iranian students storm U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 American hostages
President Carter deports the Shah back to Iranian officials
OPEC cuts off U.S. oil supplies, leading to high gas prices
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