Reza Shah Pahlavi, a former illiterate Cossack soldier, rose to power in 1921 with British backing to secure oil interests, established a brutal dictatorship, modernized Iran through repression, aligned with Nazi Germany, and was deposed by the Allies in WWII, setting the stage for future
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