The Iranian Revolution 1979

Shia Islam Fatima & Ali Aga Muhammad Khan Kajar 1779 Reza Khan 1921 Pahlavi Dynasty

American Background with Iran World War II – Muhammed Reza Shah CIA coup overthrows National Front Government of Mossadegh Shah of Iran as Nixon’s regional strong man

Reza Shah Pahlavi White Revolution 1963 Protests led by Khomeini SAVAK Opposition came from both secular nationalists and Shia fundamentalists Each from their own opposition parties

The Fall of the Shah Imposition of Martial Law The Jimmy Carter factor Oil Worker Strike Disarming the military Shah flees to America with Terminal Cancer

Ayatollah Khomeini His son suspiciously died – anger among millions (SAVAK?) Exile to Iraq Exile to France Triumphant Return Violent crackdown – Tehran soccer stadim Think Crane Brinton’s stages of Revolution

The Iran Hostage Crisis

Life during the civil war

Ayatollah Khomeini

Iran Green Revolution 2009 Protests about the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election June 13, 2009 Re-election of President President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Opposition candidates: Mir-Hossein Mousav, Mehdi Karroubi Ayatollah Ali Khamenei: “divine assessment” Ahmadinejad: “completely free” and “passions after a soccer match”

Iran 2009 cont’d Police and Basiji use of force and violence Iranian government response Foreign Intervention Green Revolution: protests in Iran and around the world Iranian Green Movement: group to protest the election “Twitter Revolution”