In Response to a Supposed Soviet Threat to Middle Eastern

question 91

Multiple Choice

In response to a supposed Soviet threat to Middle Eastern oil, the American Central Intelligence Agency in 1953

• A) began seeking alternative sources of energy.
• B) staged a coup to overthrow the Iranian government and install Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi as dictator-like monarch.
• C) engaged in sabotage against pro-Soviet governments in the region.
• D) developed close cooperation with Israeli intelligence agencies.
• E) gathered conclusive evidence of the Soviets' plans to control Egypt.

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