Before
Where is Iran?
What is the Middle East/Asia
What was perceived as corrupt by religious leaders?
The government and the authority
How did Iran treat America afterwards?
Hostile, they became Anti-American
Title for the ruler before the revolution?
Who is the shah
Why did America find Iran distrustful?
In the 50s-60s, Iran adopted communist-like policies in their republic.
Name of the country before the revolution?
What is Persia
Who made Iran advanced?
The USA
What religion was enforced by the new supreme leader?
Islam
Who turned against the shah first?
The religious leaders/clergy
What happened to the people of Iran?
Made to follow Islam and turn to that religion, forgetting Western culture.
The country that influenced Iran before the revolution
What is the USA
Main religion that rulers establishd?
Islam
What happened to how people lived?
Leader of the revolution?
Ayatollah Khomeini
What happened to the monarchy?
Turned into a republic
The USA wanted Iran for what?
Oil and resources
Who were the clergy against
The shah
What did the Iranian Revolution become the first of?
The first televised revolution
Who besides the clergy protested for reform?
College students/intellectuals
What's the issue about our revolution?
We went backwards
What year did the Shah lose power to the prime minister?
1953
Just like other problems around the world, what happened with the social classes?
Hint: Rich get what and poor get what
Rich get richer and poor get poorer
Does the US still have tensions today? If so, what's happening right now? (as of 3/6/26)
Yes, they're going to war
Last Shah of Persia?
Who is Shah Pahlavi
What's the issue about our revolution?
Regression, we went backwards