What Caused The Iranian Revolution

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The Iranian Revolution was the historical events happened in Iran since the late 1970s. The event involved the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty which was led by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States, and the leader of Iran is finally replaced by Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who was the leader of the revolution and supported by “various leftist and Islamic organizations and Iranian student movements” created Islamic republic.

Nationalism, Populism and Shia caused the revolution. Conservatives opposed the West and Shah, and nonconservative people were not satisfied with unfairness and regime of the society. Many Iranians saw Shah as a puppet of the Wes, he gave the West oil and they helped to keep his throne;

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