Question

political changes in iran
before the 1980s, the united states had a relatively good relationship with iran, which had a democratic
system at the time.

• in 1979, a revolution in iran changed their political dynamic. their leader, the shah, was replaced with

the ayatollah

• the ayatollah was extremely anti-west and did not like the united states.
• the modern-day u.s. concern is that iran will develop nuclear weapons, and it is trying to determine

what will happen if they do.
prior to the 1980s, iran had a ____________ system.
socialist
communist
democratic

Explanation:

The text explicitly states, "Before the 1980s, the United States had a relatively good relationship with Iran, which had a democratic system at the time." This directly provides the information needed to fill in the blank.

Answer:

democratic