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    The Iranian revolution of January 1978- February 1979‚ was primarily aimed to overthrow the Pahlavi government. There were many reasons for the revolution‚ however only a few are major reasons. One of the larger reasons to overthrow the government was because the Iranian population did not accept the policies of westernization  that Shāh Mohammad Rezā Pahlavi had imposed. The Iranians believed that these policies were an insult to their culture and that the Shah was being controlled by the united

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    The Green Revolution in Iran On June 12‚ 2009‚ a series of protests broke out after the results of the presidential election in Iran. The riots started in the capital city of Tehran‚ and quickly spread throughout the Islamic Republic. Protestors gathered in other major cities around the world‚ including New York City (Mackey). Hundreds of thousands‚ if not millions of Iranians were protesting against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s reelection‚ which was allegedly the result of electoral fraud

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    In 1979‚ there was a revolution in Iran‚ resulting in the downfall of Shah Pahlavi’s regime. Before this‚ there was enough widespread dissension for Ayatollah Khomeini‚ a religious leader who wanted to overthrow the Shah‚ to rally the people of Iran and start a revolution. This mass unrest was caused by a multitude of societal‚ economic‚ and religious problems within Iran. Many people were not satisfied with the Shah’s rule and policies‚ and in part blamed him for their adversities. Ultimately‚ the

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    ROOTS OF IRANIAN REVOLUTION at 1979 Nail KAYAPINAR The objective of this paper is realize the main reasons of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979 and see what is changed by revolution. In 1979‚ a drastic change has been occurred in Iran. It was a revolution in the true sense of the concept for its lust for justice‚ liberty and equality. It was also a popular uprising against imperialism of which all revolutions had the same stand. But it has also many novelties not to the theory‚ but for the

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    Both the French Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ and the Iranian Revolution were times of Jurassic social‚ economic‚ and political changes. The French Revolution (1789-1799) was a period of social and political upheaval in France where the French government was radically changed by the new republic form of government. The American Revolution (1765-1783) was a period of political upheaval in which the thirteen American colonies broke away from the authority of Great Britain‚ and established the

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    New Testament | The sacred documentation of the life of Jesus as a prophet and his death which consists of the four gospels‚ The Acts of the Apostles‚ the 21-epistles and the book of Revalations | Gospels | The four books that consist of the teachings and the life of Jesus (Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John) | Acts of the Apostles | A book of the New Testament which talks about the development of the Christian Church‚ the asenction of Christ‚ and Paul’s sojurn at Rome | Epistles of Paul | The

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    The 1979 Revolution and resulting government policies have an overall negative effect because economically the government handled the economic oil infrastructure very badly and wasted its money on unnecessary projects. As the price of oil (Iran’s major export) rose‚ the Shah attempted to modernize Iran. This "pushed aside" the merchant class and forced poorer peasants to become migrant workers in towns. The coming of the revolution The Shah spent $100‚000 million on a celebration for the Iranian

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    During the 1950s and early 1960s – under the United States supported Cuban dictator Fulgencio Batista – dissatisfaction with the Cuban government grew and the emergence of rebel movements there were underway. On July 26‚ 1953 – in the 26th of July Movement – Fidel Castro and other rebels attacked military barracks in Santiago and Bayamo. Many died in the attacks‚ but among the survivors were Fidel Castro and his brother Raúl Castro Ruz‚ who were then captured. At his trial‚ Fidel Castro made one

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    Change Over Time: Iran The Persian Empire‚ now known as Iran‚ was the most powerful empire in the Middle East. It’s located in southwest Asia with Iraq‚ Afghanistan‚ Turkey‚ and the Caspian Sea as its borders. Iran broke apart of the Persian Empire in 1930. The country still managed to maintain its identity by keeping its own language and interpretation of Islam. Khomeini was an Iranian religious and political leader who made Iran the world’s first Islamic republic in 1979. In 1962‚ Khomeini

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    Middle East :: Iran | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Introduction ::Iran | Background: | Known as Persia until 1935‚ Iran became an Islamic republic in 1979 after the ruling monarchy was overthrown and Shah Mohammad Reza PAHLAVI was forced into exile. Conservative clerical forces established a theocratic system of government with ultimate political authority vested in a learned religious scholar referred to commonly as the Supreme Leader

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