Name __________________________________________
Crash Course Iran Notes
Period ___
1. How do its detractors often view the 1979 Iranian Revolution?
2. Why is the Iranian revolution so important?
3. How many kings were there in the Pahlavi Dynasty?
4. For what two important aspects of Iran were the Safavids and Qajars responsible?
5. What sect of Muslims form the majority in Iraq and Iran?
6. What two things is the 1979 Iranian Revolution is an “odd fusion” between?
7. What year was the first major Iranian Revolution?
8. What race are most people in Iran?
9. What language do most people in Iran speak? What do we call it in English?
10. What discovery in the Middle East heated up European rivalries in Iran?
11. What did Reza Kahn change his name to after his successful coup in 1921?
12. In 1935, Persia was renamed what?
13. After Reza Kahn abdicated the throne, who became the leader of Iran?
14. What industry was nationalized after Mohammed Mosadeeh’s 1951 election?
15. What religious group helped facilitate change in all three Iranian revolutions?
Name __________________________________________
Crash Course Iran Notes
16. Who was opposed to the “White Revolution”?
17. What happened on January 16, 1979?
18. What were the reasons for the first 1979 revolution?
19. Under the new government, who could overturn any ruling in Iran?
20. Is Iran a democracy? Explain.
21. List some of the powers of Ayatolla Khomeni.
22. What do most Americans remember about the 1979 Iranian Revolution?
Period ___