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Iran
1906
oil company discovered
started controlling government
rezha kahn to rezha shah
turned iran westernized
dictatorial repression
had a son who became leader until 1979
qajars = constitution
limits on king
parliament
protection of minorities
britian and russia want to keep persian weak so they don't like this
clergy supports change
homani
reforms would grant more rights to women
rigging of elections
neglect of the poor
king was unislamic and that was bad
brought an uprising against government
1979
shah was an autorcrat
police
replaced 2 political parties with resurgence
shah was resurging
political prisoners
autocracy was here to stay
1978
fundamenatlistic islam
rid of pahlavi dynasty
2 kings
shiite muslims against wealthy oppressors
not enjoying economic success
more graduates than job
displacing farmers who moved to city
city of iran had no jobs
poet critisized homani
demonstrations grew when violence ensued
similar to other revolutions
not enough tradition and more american stuff
shah did not understand this
thought bringing prosperity would give them power
musadic
nationalized oil company
democracy ends
after world war 2
greater participation in government
tudeh a communist party benefits from this
1953
created a coup to remove musadic from office
musadic quit and fled
clergy supported these demonstrations
weird because they are radical
against oppression
demonstrations by public
supported by communists
clergy supports change
communism
appropriation of land that supported clergy
rejection of religion
1962-1975
white revolution
improved industry and education
money from oil, and put it to industries and education
opposed by shiite cleric
homani
modernization led by the monarchy
not a democracy because it is the will of the god represented by a religious leader