Persia becomes Iran Pt.1
By the late 1800s, Great Britain and Russia had become involved in the internal affairs of Persia. This was an ancient country ruled by a series of _____ between 1797 and 1896?
The ancient country was ruled by a series of Shahs.
How did Reza Khan become a Shah from an Iranian Officer?
Through his military ranks
What is the name of the shah that reigned from 1949-1979?
Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi
Ayatollah Khomeini called for the shah's overthrow and the creation of a what state?
Islamic state
By the late 1800s, who was Persia ruled by?
Great Britain and Russia
After taking control of the government and electing himself as Reza Shah Pahlavi, what dynasty did he begin?
The Pahlavi dynasty
Under the reign of Muhammad Reza Pahlavi, what was the policy that was issued?
A policy of modernization
Because of the strict Islamic theocracy, what happened to the critics of the regime?
They were either arrested or executed
Due to all of the protests, what did the shah agree to create and who were they?
The Majles and they were a group of national legislature
How did the status of women change after Reza Khan began to modernize the state of Persia(Iran)?
Women were no longer required to wear veils and they were encouraged to enter the workforce
Who attacked the Shah's reign in the 1960s?
Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini
Why did Khomeini hope to spread the Islamic revolution to other Muslim countries?
he believed that corrupt, un-Islamic leaders were leading them
What type of schools did the Majles establish and when did they close down?
They established secular schools and they got shut down in 1908
To promote economic growth, what did the shah do?
He built roads, completed a railroad across Iran, and opened state-owned factories
Due to mismanagement, overspending, and corruption what broke out throughout the late 1970s?
Strikes and protests
Who was Iraq led by when the war between Iran and Iraq broke out?
Sunni Muslims
As the Civil War followed the shut down of the schools, who intervened and ended the war in 1911?
Russia intervened
Post WWII, Iran's internal conflicts were further complicated by whom for control of the nation's oil resources?
The Soviets, British, and American powers
Who were the banned political groups?
People who opposed the Shah and the idea of modernizing Iran
Fearing that the Iranian Revolution might spark a Shi'a uprising in their own country, what did the Iraqi leaders do?
They invaded Iran in 1980