Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

In her autobiographical graphic novel, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood, Marjane Satrapi tells of her childhood during the Islamic Revolution and the subsequent Iran-Iraq War. She lived in Tehran, Iran’s capital city, and was ten years old when the Shah fled Iran to escape the revolution. The 1979 revolution overturned the existing political order, thus creating what appeared to be an atmosphere for idealized social change and progress. The revolution was situated unquestionably in Marxist…

resentment of Western meddling in internal Iranian affairs (Stevens). After twenty five years of reigning Iran, the Shah was overthrown by the Islamic Revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who had been exiled, in February of 1979 (Stevens, Mohammad). The Islamic Republic set up a constitution for an Islamic jurist Supreme Leader of the country, making Iran a theocracy (Ruhollah, Stevens). Ayatollah Khomeini ruled the government under Sharia law and persecuted opposition for being…

repressive” this pushed for further action towards a revolution, thus beginning a civil war in Iran (Evans). The Shah, specifically, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, began to be seen as a puppet to the Iranian people, mainly because of his interacts with the U.S. and Britain, letting them take all the oil and enforcing beliefs similar to them. Many people during the time revolted against Reza Shah and Ruhollah Khomeini was one of them, even going as far as to overthrow the Shah, later becoming the…

The last Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, had a solid group of supporters and a continuous group of adamant opposition. His opponents were against and hostile toward his actions and policies of attempting to secularize and progress Iran towards modernity. The fundamentalist’s of Iran vehemently disagreed that Iran should have ties to the West. To their dismay, the Shah of Iran strengthen ties to the West and particularly to the United States of America after the 1953 Iranian Coup. The CIA…

economic issues of Qajar period, Iranians tried to shift the policies of their government in the benefit of the people. During the Pahlavi period, Iranians achieved a relative modernization and development. However, they still did not have political freedoms and development. For many Iranians, the Islamic Republic was meant to carry the positive aspects of the Pahlavi dynasty while ending its negative aspects such as lack of political freedom. Even though the Islamic…

given revolution are able to rally a large following in order to overthrow the political leadership in place. This is no different than what occurred in Iran during the late 1970’s. Ayatollah Khomeini along with his followers was able to overthrow Mohammad Reza Shah and rid the country of a monarchial government. In the eyes of Max Weber, individuals like Ayatollah Khomeini are able to accomplish such feats because they are in possession of charisma. This quality plays in instrumental role in…

The Iranian Revolution led to the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, who was supported by the USA by Ayatollah Khomeini, who led the mass movement against the Shah and was backed by various leftist and student organizations. It resulted to the end of 2500 years of monarchy in Iran and the establishment of an 'Islamic Republic'. The political developments were welcomed by the USSR since it gave them an edge over the USA for political control in the middle east.…

Black Gold and the Islamic Revolution Ben Affleck not only stars in but also co-produces and directs the historical drama-thriller, Argo, which was adapted from the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operative Tony Mendez’s book The Master of Disguise and Joshuah Bearman’s 2007 Wired article The Great Escape. The film centers around the real-life CIA rescue mission of six American diplomats during the 1979 seizure of the United States Embassy in Tehran. The diplomat’s 52 fellow employees…

Changes in Iran after the Islamic Revolution In the late 1970s Iran went through a political change that alternated the nation. The Shah (king) Mohammad Reza Pahlavi wanted to modernize and westernize Iran in a way similar to the United States.However, Ayatollah Khomeini ( Iran 's religious leader at this time ) did not agree with Shah Pahlavi and wanted to go by the Islamic customs.The differences between these two leaders caused Iran to go in a chaotic state and birthed the Islamic Revolution…

government being used jointly to create a better Iran for the people. Previously to 1979, Iran was used by western countries because of its rich natural resources, especially oil with the introduction of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. When Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi became the leader, he turned to censorship, secret police and executions in order to instill fear in the people. Because of this, the people began the Islamic Revolution which started a period of turmoil and change for the people.…