Iranian Revolutions
1979 revolution
getting rid of the phalavi dynasty
two rulers
shiites majority of muslims
sunis
saw themselves as the party of the oppressed standing up against the wealthy and powerful: set by the prophet
social and religion
not the
1906
ruling qajars had to accept costitution
shiite islam is ultimate religion
protects minorities
shah worked against it
british and russia want persia to be weak
WW1
discvery of oil in middle east
anglo oil company
iran got taken over by british
suppported rheza shah
turned peria into a western style state
clergy against him
son is mahammed
WW2
greater participation in government
prime minister
parliament nationalized oil industry
end of democracy
did not like him
engineered a coup against him
shiite clergy encouraged this
radical stance against repression
clergy helps with change in 1906 and 1953
shah was autorcart
SAVAK is police
resurgance party
many political prisoners
1975
white revolution
modernization
industries are improved: education
oil prices rised
invested money in infastructre and education
professional middle class
next leader doesn't like revolution
didn't want women to vote
rigging of electrion
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