The Shah of Iran
- 1. The last Shah of Iran Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
- 2. The Shah Britain and the URSS forced Reza Shah to abdicate, because of his friendly relationships with Germany, and permitted Mohammad Reza to assume the throne. Price Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
- 3. The Shah He advocated reform policies, culminating in the 1963 program known as the White Revolution , which included land reform, the extension of voting rights to women, and the elimination of illiteracy.
- 4. The Shah Become one of the major American allies in the region, rules with a hard hand, relying on U.S. military aid and a powerful political police, the SAVAK. Former savak
- 5. Losing the power 1953: The Shah was driven into exile Regained his throne and dismissed Masaddeq (Prime Minister) The Shah launched the “White Revolution” that consisted in modernize the country undertaking supported by oil revenues Mohammad Mosaddeq
- 6. 1978: it was feared a revolution because there was popular discontend The president of U.S asked the Shah to undertake democratic reforms The Shah put up several liberalizing goverments 1979: The Shah must go into exile Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and his wife
- 7. Islamic fundamentalist The Islamic fundamentalist is a term used to describe religious ideologies In the Islamic Revolution it had the role of overthrow the Shah of Iran After overthrowed the Shah, it started the Islamic Republic.
- 8. Ayatollah Khomeini A Islamic Republic took the power after the Shah was overthrow. The lider of the new Republic was Ayatollah Khomeini, A religious lider. He created a new Islamic regime, refusing all the western influence. Ayatollah Khomeini
- 9. Hostage Crisis (1980-1981) Diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States A grup of Islamits students and militars took over the American Embassy in support to the Iranian Revolution
- 10. The crisis started when the Shah went into exile to the United States The students wanted him back to judge him for his crimes The hostages were held at the Embassy for 444 days. The hostage crisis at the US embassy in Tehran