Islamic Revolution
Of 1974
Summary
The Islamic Revolution occurred in 1979, in the Muslim country Iran. One main reason for the revolution was that many Iranians disliked the Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi. Ayatollah Khomeini organized protests to overthrow the government, because the government saw them as corrupt and unresponsive to their needs. The 1979 Revolution escalated when an Iranian newspaper criticized Khomeini; therefore, people protested, and the government's reaction was to crack down. The Shah left Iran and came to the U.S. during the Islamic revolution, and Khomeini used guards and strict courts to apply harsh laws. The people that didn't obey these laws were executed, which led to several hundred people being executed during that time. Revolutions still occur in Iran; in fact, the "Green Revolution" occurred in 2009-2010 because of young people who wanted more rights and liberty. Reformist Shia Clerics encouraged the young people to protest. In America, we still till this day remember the burning of American flags and taking hostages about the Iranian revolution. Some still consider the government repressive today because Iran still executes a high percentage of criminals.
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi was the Shah of Iran from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Islamic Revolution on 11 February 1979.
Islamic Revolution
The Iranian Revolution (also known as the Islamic Revolution or the 1979 Revolution; Persian) refers to events involving the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty under Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, who was supported by the United States.
Khomeini
Ruhollah MÅ«savi Khomeini known in the Western world as Ayatollah Khomeini, was an Iranian Shia Muslim religious leader, revolutionary, politician, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the leader of the 1979 Islamic revolution.
Burning Of the American flag
One of the thing us Americans remember about the Iranian Revolution.
Hostages
These are Americans held hostage in Iran for 444 day in 1979.
The execution process
How several hundred peopled died for disobeying Khomeini strict laws which is done till this day, but in a more modern way.