THE SHAH
The Shah's full name (the son)
Who was Mohammed Reza Shah?
name of oil company
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
This item of clothing was made mandatory for all women of Iran.
What is the Hijab?
The type of government that Ayatollah ruled over
What is an Islamic Republic?
The name of harsh Islamic law
Sharia
The name of the Shah's dynasty
What is the Pahlavi Dynasty?
A group of people who disapproved of the Shah and his pro-western government.
Who are pro-democracy students and/or fundamentalist Muslims
These 1967 laws were abolished after the revolution. Lowered the marriage age, took rights away from women.
What is family protection laws?
This is what Ayatollah's official title is
Supreme Leader
These laws introduced flogging, stoning and payment of blood money for crimes ranging from adultery to violation of Islamic dress codes.
Islamic Law of Retribution
The Shah was thought to be a puppet of this country
What is the US?
The word to describe a violent overthrow of a leader
Who was a coup?
The diplomatic standoff between the US and Iran from 1979 to 1981. 66 Americans held.
What is the Iranian Hostage Crisis?
Ayatollah declared himself a messenger of....
Who is Allah?
The 2 countries that supported the Shah.
What is the US and Britain?
Adjectives to describe the Shah's rule
What is oppressive, cruel, brutal and corrupt?
The name of the building where foreign service workers in another country
What is an embassy?
The revolution caused this natural resource crisis in 1979
What is an oil crisis?
Ayatollah was the first cleric to refute this principal in the 1940s who said the government is separate from religion.
What is secularism?
Before the Shah named the country Iran, it was called _
What is Persia?
The month and year that the Shah left Iran in exile
What is January 1979?
This 1967 law gave Iranian women the right to petition for divorce and gain child custody. A husband could no longer unilaterally divorce his wife or automatically gain custody of the children. The marriage age for girls was raised from 13 to 18. And men needed the court’s permission to take a second wife.
What is the Family Protection Act?
Official name of Iran now
Islamic Republic of Iran
The month and year that Ayatollah became the official supreme leader of Iran
What is December 1979?
The CIA agent ________ led the mission to help escaped Americans with the fake movie script called _____.
Who is Tony Mendez and Argo