east vs. west the iran revolution patten & valdner global history ii mepham high school
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Shah Mohammed Reza PahlaviIran
» Iranian nationalist who attempted to modernize and westernize Iran.
» Allows capitalism
» Developed Iran’s oil industry
» Repressed civil rights.
» Supported by US
A Divided Iran
» Upper Classes
» Wealthy
» Urban
» Westernized
» Secular
» Minority of the population
» Lower Classes
» Poor
» Rural
» Traditional
» Very Religious
» Majority of the population
Ayatollah KhomeiniIran
» Fundamentalist cleric he led the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
» Under his leadership America was known as “the great satan”.
Fundamentalist
» A fundamentalist is a believer in traditional religious beliefs. Often fundamentalists oppose modern reforms in favor of returning to traditional beliefs.
Ayatollah Khomeini
» Overthrows the Shah» Religious man who wants Iran to be
a religious state (Islamic Fundamentalist)
» Leads the Iranian Revolution» Iran becomes a strict Muslim state
The Iranian Revolution 1979
» Causes» Shah Pahlavi was westernizing Iran» Religious people were unhappy» Khomeini will gain support of the
Islamic Fundamentalists
The Iranian Revolution 1979
» Effects» Khomeini takes power in 1979» The Shah flees Iran; helped by U.S.A.» 53 Americans are taken hostage at the
US embassy until 1981
The Iranian Revolution 1979
» Effects» Iran becomes a theocracy» Iran becomes a strict Muslim State;
laws in Iran are based in the Koran (Quran)
» Women lost all rights and privileges. Government bans western books.