Names
The "Revolution of the Shah and the People" was the original name for this reform program
White Revolution
This primary goal of the revolution involved redistributing land from wealthy elites to peasants.
Land reform
The White Revolution was officially launched in this decade.
1960's
The Shah wanted to align Iran more closely with this global superpower.
United States
The White Revolution is an example of this "Third World" movement to adopt Western technology and systems.
Westernization
prominent Shi'a cleric emerged as a leading critic of the Revolution, eventually leading to his exile.
Ayatollah Khomeini
Under these reforms, women finally gained this political right in 1963.
Right to vote
The Revolution's modernization efforts eventually contributed to this major 1979 event.
Iranian Revolution
This economic shift was a major goal, moving Iran away from an agrarian society.
Industrialization
Iran became a key member of this oil-producing organization during the Shah's reign.
OPEC
The influential wife of the Shah who focused on cultural and social welfare programs.
Empress Farah Pahlavi
The Shah created a "Literacy Corps" to address this percentage-based social issue in rural areas
illiteracy
In 1971, the Shah held an incredibly expensive 2,500-year celebration for this ancient empire.
Persian Empire
The Shah hoped land reform would stop the spread of this ideology among the poor.
Communism
This term describes the Shah's policy of staying modern but non-Communist during the global standoff between the US and USSR.
Cold War
Who initiated the Revolution of the Shah and the People?
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
The "White" in the name of the revolution was intended to show it was bloodless, unlike this "color" of revolution.
This 1953 CIA-backed event secured the Shah’s power before the White Revolution began.
1953 Coup/Operation Ajax
The Shah sought to limit the power of this traditional, wealthy class of people.
Who are the landlords (or the landed aristocracy)
Critics argued the Shah's reforms were a form of this, where a country is controlled indirectly by a superpower.
Neo-colonialism
This Prime Minister, often associated with oil nationalization, was ousted in 1953, paving the way for the Shah's absolute power.
Mohammad Mossadegh
This was the name of the Shah's secret police, used to suppress political opposition to his reforms.
SAVAK
By this year, the Shah was forced to flee Iran forever.
1979
The desire to reduce the influence of this group led the Shah to push for secularization
Who are the Ulama (or the Islamic clergy)?
The White Revolution mirrors the "Green Revolution" happening elsewhere, which focused on this.
agricultural technology/food production