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- Reza Shah's son, Mohammad Reza Shah, took over because......
- What does this mean:"American lifestyles had come to be imposed as an ideal, the ultimate goal. Americanism was a model. American popular culture-book, magazine, film - had swept over our country like a flood... We found ourselves wondering, "is there any room for our own culture."
- Who was the Supreme leader in the New Islamic republic?
- What is the name of the secret police created by the Shah?
- Life in the Islamic Republic of Iran is still _________
- What did Khomeini believe in over political matters?
- Extremely wealthy from oil and produces approximately 15% of world's oil
- What production did the iranian revolution lead less to
- Had a major historical conflict between religious fundamentalists who disliked the US and modernists
- Until what year was Khomeini supreme leader of Iran?
- Hostage crisis at US embassy in Tehran in 1979
- Has been accused by the US of exporting terror and the US has sanctions on them
- Relatively good relationship with US and largest buyer of weapons from US
- Has had many protests since Arab Spring and terrorism has also been a problem
- Led by crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, MBS- will not become king until he has more experience, young- huge on censorship, big plans for modernization + women's rights- theocracy by rule
- Went to war with Iraq in 1980s- Saddam Hussein- stressor on Iran's economy --> protest
- Strict interpretation of Sunni Islam called Wahhabism- form of Islam - "pure islam"- the Koran followed very strictly- mosque services must be attended and prayer 5 times a day
- What river did Iraqs president want complete control over?
- Once led by Pahlavi dynasty and leader called Shah
- What percentage did oil production drop by?