Ayatollah
Dates
Causes
Outcomes
Basic Information
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What kind of leader was the Ayatollah?


Theocratic

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When was the first demonstration?
1977
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What year did the revolution occur?

1979

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What happened to the Shah?
He fled Iran
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Where did the protests take place?
colleges and universities
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Who was he?
He was a big revolutionary leader
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When did the Shah Exiled?
January 16, 1979
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What did the revolutionaries want to accomplish?
Overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty
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What type of government was it?
It was a Islamic Republic
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How many people died on Black Friday?
300-4000 people
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Were his policies agree with the goals of the revolution?
no they were almost the opposite of them
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When was the Cinema Rex fire
1978
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How did the Iranian people feel about Pahlavi's rule?
They were angered
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Did the revolution work?
Yes but not necessarily for the better
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What were some causes of revolution?
Poverty, lack of democracy, dictatorship, and lack of freedom
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What did the people want from him?
To take charge after the Shah fleed
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When did Ayatollah Khomeini return?
1979
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How was the Shah seen by the Iranian people
a non-muslim, western power
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What was the government like after the revolution?
same or worse than before
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What was the Iranian revolution similar to?
The French Revolution
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Who exiled him?
The Shah
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What was the exact date of Black Friday?
9/8/1978
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What were the 5 customary causes of the revolution?
defeat at war, a financial crisis, peasant rebellion, gigantic national debt, disgruntled military
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When was the referendum?
March 1979
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What cities did the revolution begin?
Tehran, Isfehan, Tabrez, Rasht, Mashad, and Shiraz
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