Word: hostilityâ
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Dates: during 1975-1975
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...industrialize and militarize, the Shah pressed the construction of automobile and petrochemical factories, dams and hospitals, and ordered 70 F-4 Phantom jets and 800 British Chieftain tanks to bolster a mighty armed force. This swelling strength raised apprehensions among some Arab governments in the region and evoked new hostility???but also won new respect in Washington, where Iran is valued as an anti-Communist bulwark. Though much poverty and illiteracy hang on in Iran, the middle class is rapidly spreading and the gross national product is expanding at an astounding rate of 50% a year. The Shah, who aims...
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