War
Who did the Islamic Republic of Iran go to war with?
Iraq
What does the word Shah mean?
Persian word for king
What is the religion of Muslims that believe in Allah (God), the teachings of Muhammad, and the Quran?
Islam
Who is Ayatollah Khomeini?
The first leader and dictator of the Iranian Islamic Republic (died in 1989).
After the Islamic Revolution of 1979, what were women required to wear?
A veil, which is an Islamic head covering.
What is a demonstration?
A protest for a cause by a group of people.
Who was Sadam Hussein?
The dictator of Iraq who went to war with Iran.
What are social classes?
A division of a society based on wealth.
Who are the "Guardians of the Revolution"?
Secret police agency of the Islamic fundamentalist regime (Islamic Republic of Iran).
Why is Marji expelled?
Marji is expelled because after fighting with the principal over a bracelet, she hits the principal and knocks her over
What was the Islamic Revolution of Iran in 1979?
In 1979, a revolution by the Iranian citizens to overthrow the Shah.
What is a martyr?
Someone who dies for a cause bigger than themselves.
What is Shabbat?
Shabbat is the Jewish day of spiritual renewal and rest. Beginning at sunset on Friday and closing at nightfall on Saturday.
Who are the morality police?
An Islamic religious police force and vice squad in the Law Enforcement Command of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
What happens to the Baba-Levy's?
The Baba-Levy's are a Jewish family that are neighbors with Marji and they end up being bombed to death on Shabbat.
Who was given golden little plastic keys? Why?
Young men from poor neighborhoods were given gold plastic keys as a promise that if they die as a martyr, then they would go to heaven and have all the food, women, money, and property they could imagine. They were given these so they could be brainwashed into joining the military.
What is chemical warfare? Why was it used in the Iraqi-Iranian War?
Chemical warfare is warfare using chemical agents to kill or injure or incapacitate the enemy. To stop the human-wave–attack tactics of the Iranians, the Iraqis employed their home-produced chemical agents as a defensive measure against the much-less–prepared Iranian
What does it mean for Iran to be "influenced by the West"?
Western culture (US, Britain, France) such as music, clothes, beliefs, influencing the structure of Iran and other Eastern countries.
What is the Iranian Hostage Situation of 1979?
The Iran hostage crisis was a standoff between the United States and Iran. Fifty-two American citizens were held captive by a group of militarized fundamentalist Iranians.
Who is Niloufar? What happens to her?
Niloufar is an 18 year old communist who is lives with Khorso.
She gets caught by the guardians of the revolution and she is "married" and then executed. The "husband" then gives the family 500 tehranis.
Why did Iraqi dictator Sadam Hussein begin to invade Iran in 1980?
What is fundamentalism?
A form of religion, usually in Islam or Christianity, that upholds belief in the strict interpretation of the bible or Quran.
What is communism?
An economic system in which the government owns all the property and people work for the country.
What is the Iran-Contra Deal?
The United States sold arms to Iran secretly and used that profit to support anti-Communism in Nicaragua.
Why does the survival of "the regime depend upon the war"?
The survival of the regime depended upon the war because it then retains it political power in the country.