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East vs. West The Iran Revolution Patten & Valdner Global History II Mepham High School

Iran

Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi Iran 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 Khomeini Iran 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

American Hostages

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.

Conflict between Modernization & Tradition