Early Economy
Pahlavi Era
Oil
1979 Revolution
Recent Economy
100
The early Iranian economy was classified as a ______ economy
What is command
100
Pahlavi actually changed the country's name from this to Iran
What is Persia
100
This natural resource stimulated the Iranian economy.
What is oil
100
The 1979 revolution was headed by this religion
What is Islamic
100
Recently, Iran's economy could best be described as this.
What is mixed
200
Iran was mainly this pre-20th century, as opposed to industrial
What is agricultural
200
During this time, Iran modernized economically, politically, and industrially, in large part due to Pahlavi's dedication to creating a strong_________
What is infrastructure
200
A fancier word for oil is...
What is petroleum
200
The new constitution mandates that all large scale companies, including petroleum, banking, and power companies be owned publicly and administered by the__________. However, other businesses can be owned privately in this mixed economy.
What is government or state
200
This was Iran's unemployment rate in 2009-2010
What is 12%
300
True or False: From medieval times until the 20th century, the socioeconomic structure of Iran remained almost unaltered.
True
300
A downside to this rapid growth era was ________, which is government is plagued by disloyalty and shady dealings.
What is corruption
300
Iran's this, or GNP, is the highest in the middle east, thanks to oil.
What is Gross National Product
300
In 1979 when Pahlavi was ousted in a revolution, this group of people were put in charge.
What is Shiite clergy
300
This has grown by 6.3% since 2006
What is economic growth
400
In early Iranian economy, a system of land assignment was in place, similar to the medieval European system of _________.
What is fuedalism
400
Compared with other third world countries during the 60s and 70s, Iran's annual real growth rate was ______ that of the average
What is double
400
The oil, gas, and construction industries expanded by almost this percent during this period
What is 500%
400
According to this document, it is the duty of the Islamic government to furnish all citizens with equal and appropriate opportunities, to provide them with work, and to satisfy their essential needs, so that the course of their progress may be assured.
What is the 1979 Iranian Constitution
400
It is estimated that Iran sustained a loss of what amount of money through the Iraq war
What is $500 million
500
These are two environmental factors that stunted Iran's economic growth early on
What is topography and climate
500
These were the years were the Pahlavi era
What is 1925-1979
500
This country's fluctuating demand for oil and the constant raising and lowering of oil prices determines much of the tide of the Iranian economy.
What is the United States of America
500
While this revolution helped the economy in some ways, it hurt it in others. Violent conflicts hindered the growth of the economy and Iran made some enemies, especially with the US. The US imposed these along with the freezing of Iranian assets in the US to deal with the terror.
What are trade sanctions
500
The new mixed economy has paved the way for job creation, which has grown to this number of jobs per year roughly
What is 725,000 jobs per year
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