Causes of the Revolution in Iran
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- Created on: 04-05-15 09:56
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- Why was there a revolution in Iran?
- 1979
- wealthy country
- poor majority
- due to oil
- Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi
- in power 1941
- after father was removed from power
- by British and Russian troops
- after father was removed from power
- good relations with UK and USA
- relation tested
- prime-minister Muhammad Mossadiq
- 1951 - nationalized british owned anglo-iranian oil company
- popular with iranians
- bad for west
- refused to buy Iranian oil
- 1951 - nationalized british owned anglo-iranian oil company
- prime-minister Muhammad Mossadiq
- iran became market for USA grain and meat
- Iranian farmers put out of business
- relation tested
- in power 1941
- shah's actions
- Iranians grew against him
- Islamic leader
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- spoke against shah
- Israel support
- inappropriate films in cinemmas
- criticized wealthy lifestyle when other Iranians were in poverty
- 1971 - Shah paid over $100 million on a huge 3 day party celebrating 2500th anniversary of Persian empire
- he claimed it was only $40 million
- 1971 - Shah paid over $100 million on a huge 3 day party celebrating 2500th anniversary of Persian empire
- forced to exile in france
- still spoke against shah
- tapes were smuggled into iran
- respected by religious people
- still spoke against shah
- wanted to overthrow shah and establish Islamic government
- spoke against shah
- Ayatollah Khomeini
- despite banning of political parties
- Islamic leader
- Iranians grew against him
- oppponents were publicly demonstrating against shah
- 1978 - shah introduced marshall law
- military rule
- protest
- black friday
- more than 500 people killed
- condemned by shah
- people calling for death of shah
- attempted to calm them down
- gave more political freedom
- released political prisoners
- still no impact
- gave more political freedom
- people calling for death of shah
- attempted to calm them down
- released political prisoners
- still no impact
- still no impact
- released political prisoners
- military sympathizing with protestors
- attempted to calm them down
- still no impact
- military sympathizing with protestors
- attempted to calm them down
- more than 500 people killed
- situation in Tehran was unstable
- 1978 - shah introduced marshall law
- December 1978
- people calling for return of Khomeini
- shah knew he will be overthrown now
- 1979 January, shah and wife left iran to treat cancer
- 1979
- 1979 January, shah and wife left iran to treat cancer
- shah knew he will be overthrown now
- people calling for return of Khomeini
- February 1979 - Khomeini returns to iran on special flight
- shah's prime minister tried to block the airport but failed
- 10 days later Khomeini and other opposition take power
- people used quran law and removed unislamic ideas
- became anti western and especially anti american
- November 1979 - students attack American embassy in Tehran for letting shah get treatment
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