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Muhammad Mossadegh, announces plan to nationalize the country’s oil industry
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Iran government is deposed with a new government put in place under Mohammed Reza Shah Pahlavi
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Iran citizens build resentment for the Shah
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Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini come into power.
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The Shah enters the United States
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Embassy Takeover in Iran
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Hostages in captivity
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Eagle Claw Operation launched.
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Ronald Reagan wins Presidential Election.
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Hostages released and Reagan sworn into office