The struggle related to the constitutional movement continued until 1911, when Mohammad Ali Shah was defeated and forced to abdicate. On the pretext of restoring order, the Russians occupied Northern Iran in 1911, and maintained a military presence in the region for years to come. During World War I, the British occupied much of Western Iran, and fully withdrew in 1921. The Persian Campaign commenced furthermore during World War I in Northwestern Iran after an Ottoman invasion, as part of the Middle Eastern Theatre of World War I. As a result of Ottoman hostilities across the border, a large amount of the Assyrians of Iran were massacred by the Ottoman armies, notably in and around Urmia. Apart from the rule of Aqa Mohammad Khan, the Qajar rule is characterized as a century of misrule. COUNT 5
QSN1 The constitutional movement in Iran lasted from 1906 until what year? ANS1 until 1911 QSN2 The British occupied Western Iran from World War 1 until finally withdrawing in what year? ANS2 1921 QSN3 Who was defeated and forced to abdicate at the end of the Iranian constitutional movement? ANS3 Mohammad Ali Shah QSN4 In 1911, Russians occupied Northern Iran under what pretext? ANS4 restoring order QSN5 Who massacred many Assyrian Iranians around Urmia during World War 1? ANS5 Ottoman armies