Reza Khan, staged a coup in 1921, and became the Shah in 1925 with the name of Reza Shah Pahlavi and immediately started to modernise the country, building infrastructure, railroads, education, the judiciary etc. He also sent hundreds to study abroad, so that the country could be self-reliant. He favored a strong centralised government and wanted to reduce foreign influence, especially British( they controlled the oilfields through the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co.). He changed the name of the country,1935, from Persia( which favored a particular group) to Iran, to make it more inclusive, and he sought assistance from Germany, Italy, France etc. This did not sit well with the British and when Britain declared war on Germany in 1939, it demanded that all Germans be expelled from the country, but Reza Shah refused and was forced into exile in 1941 and his son was put in power.
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