Mohammad Reza's Legendary Revolution

Iran was one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. It had six thousand years of history. In the modern world, Mohammad Reza was a legendary person in Iranian history. Mohammad was born on October 27, 1919, in Tehran, Iran, and died on July 21, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. He was elected King of Iran on September 16, 1941, until his overthrow on February 11, 1979, which was caused by the Islamic Revolution. He was the second and last monarch of the Pahlavi. He married Princess Fawzia of Egypt and was one of the most influential people in Iran. He modernized Iran and brought Iran to the new era.
One of the reasons Mohammad became the shah was his father, Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was forced to abdicate the throne by the British and Russian. It was a very confusing and perilous time for Iran. During World War II, Iran was under pressure of Britain and the Soviet Union. Iran's vast oil resources attracted Britain and the Soviet Union. Wanting to gain the oil resources, these two countries pressured Iran to have ideological dimension Revolution: "After the World War II, Soviet Union was refused to leave Iran as they had promised, instead of leaving they helped Persians Communist party set up a separate government in the Northwest of Azerbaijan" (Encyclopedia of World Biography 1). After many …show more content…
Besides that, an unrest started in Iran, "Prime Minister Mosaddeq, Mohammad's minister, started National Front Party and they followed the philosophy of ‘negative neutralism'" (Encyclopedia of World Biography 1). Iran fell into a crisis: the government broke down between the Shah and Prime Minister Mosaddeq. The Shah was forced to leave the country by another party. After six days, the U.S. supported the Shah and restored the throne. Mohammed Mossadeq was overthrown by an organized CIA coup. After nine days, he returned, and the grateful Shah opened up the oil values to the