Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Jessica Muhr May 2nd, 2012 History of the Middle East “Iran Awakening” “One Woman’s Journey to Reclaim Her Life and Country” This book, “Iran Awakening”, is a novel written by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi. Ebadi weaves the story of her life in a very personal and unique way, telling the account of the overthrow of the shah and the establishment of a new, religious fundamentalist regime in which opposition to the government are imprisoned, tortured, and murdered. By simply reading the Prologue

Introduction Iran has always, it seems, been the breeding ground for some kind of political upheaval or another. In recent times, back in 1979, there was a major revolution which was, in some ways, similar to the revolution we are seeing today. The people were angry and they were tired of being controlled by the government that was in power. They had concrete ideals and were incredibly passionate about their revolution. The revolution Iran is experiencing today does not appear to be quite as

By the mid-1930s Reza Shah 's dictatorial style of rule caused dissatisfaction in Iran, particularly among religious and intellectual elites. Contradictory to strong will of modernization, Reza shah believed in monophony. A closer look at the period between 1930 and 1941 furthermore reveals a concentration of important changes around the mid 1930s: The political climate became more restrictive, as reflected in the decree against collectivist ideas in 1931 or the Gowhar Shad incident in 1935; the

and the government. There were huge crowds swarming the city streets of Iran. Crowds took down any signs of publicity for their Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Cars were honking, people were screaming and cheering and were overwhelmed with joy. We had our way, we got it, and we had our new leader Ayatollah Khomeini. When we found out that Mohammed Reza Pahlavi was in the United States and was given

supply and infant food in exchange for the prisoners. This is also led to the Cuban Missile Crisis in which Nikita Khrushchev placed Soviet missiles in Cuba sparking a larger conflict and opening the possibility and fear of a nuclear war. Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, received support from the U.S. upon his agreement to keep the Iranian oil industry from nationalizing and guaranteeing the supply of oil to the United States. In exchange, the Shah was given aid, both military and economic. Iranians

The Iranian Revolution was at its climax in 1979 with the Revolutionary goal being met by it’s supports. Supporters of the revolution stood mixed in their goals for a new Iran. The Islamic Extremist lead by Ayatollah Khomeini wanted to install an Islamic regime inside of Iran that would follow Islamic law. Religious clerics viewed the Shah as not being a positive leader of Iran and wanted him overthrown and the country left as is. Iranians such as the middle class and students wanted to install an

interest in Iran was originally spurred by the discovery of oil, but due to the Cold War U.S. interest in Iran grew even more for strategic reasons. To continue to exert their influence in Iran, the United States, through the CIA, installed shah Pahlavi as ruler. The shah was a cruel and strict dictator and was eventually overthrown and exiled. In place of the shah, an Islamic Republic came to power under the rule of Ayatollah Khomeini. Amidst the tumult of revolution and fueled by a hatred for

FEW US PRESIDENTS got it as wrong as Jimmy Carter, when, on New Year’s Eve 1977, during a state visit to Iran he confidently opined: ‘Iran, because of the great leadership of the Shah, is an island of stability in one of the more troubled areas of the world.’ The President spoke way too soon. A week later, the Shah’s police shot down dozens of theology students in the holy city of Qom as they demonstrated against a scurrilous attack on the prominent Muslim cleric Ayatollah Khomeini in a pro-government

In mid-1953, democratic leader Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran was overthrown in favor of electing General Fazlollah Zahedi the new Iranian Prime Minister. This was caused by a coup led by the British Secret Intelligence Service and the US Central Intelligence Agency, though plans for the coup began in Britain about 2 years before the US became involved. Britain, since the early 18th century, had been very involved in Iranian economic affairs, due to Iranian leader Nasir al-Din Shah selling large chunks

During the reign of Shah Mohammad Reza Pahvali Iran became modernized under his implementations’, however soon after the Shah was forced to leave Iran things take a toll for the worse. In the graphic memoir Persepolis, Marjane Satrapi highlights the sudden transition from a modernized society to a strictly religious environment in Iran during the 1970s through the use of juxtaposition in panels. Satrapi’s use of symbolism such as the veil, the posters, and books enhance the oppression that women