Iran was one of the most ancient civilizations in the world. It had six thousand years of history. In the modern world, Mohammad Reza was a legendary person in Iranian history. Mohammad was born on October 27, 1919, in Tehran, Iran, and died on July 21, 1980, in Cairo, Egypt. He was elected King of Iran on September 16, 1941, until his overthrow on February 11, 1979, which was caused by the Islamic Revolution.…
1.8: Mossadegh and Oil Nationalization Crisis Amid the development to nationalize the Iranian oil industry, the US-Iranian relationship confronted an emergency in 1951. Iran's oil industry was the most essential industry in the nation. It was a guideline wellspring of remote trade incomes. Be that as it may, it was under the control of British.…
Argo submerges the viewer in an in depth portrayal of the iranian hostage crisis, not only through cinematic effects, but by analyzing the iranian hostage situation, and criticizing the current state of the hostility between the two countries. Understanding the Conflict The tension between Iran and the United States stemmed from an intense conflict over oil. Iran’s petroleum reserves were largely controlled by Britain and America. 1951 the People of Iran elected a new prime minister, a nationalist named Muhammad Mossadegh. Mossadegh’s plan was to nationalize the oil industry in Iran.…
The graphic novel Persepolis, written by Marjane Satrapi, recounts her childhood and early adulthood in the time of the 1979 Iranian Revolution and the Iran-Iraq war that inevitably followed. During the revolution traditionalists attempted to refine what it meant to be an Iranian in fundamentalist Islamic terms in order to go against the ways of the West. Marjane Satrapi writes this story about how Iranians tried to deal with changes in their everyday life and how it changed the way they lived. Before exploring the nature of the revolution of 1979 in the novel, it is important to understand the historical roots. From 1925 to 1941, the administration and government of Iran under Reza Shah were quite influential at their positions.…
This paper identifies how the decisions President Carter made during the Iranian crisis primarily derived from the political climate of the time rather than from Carter’s own indecisiveness. Through an examination of both domestic politics and the advice given to Carter by top American officials, this paper illustrates how ordering a rescue mission proved the only viable option that President Carter ultimately heard from his advisors. The domestic politics during an election year mandated that President Carter only consider options that could resolve the crisis before the election. Similarly, many of Carter’s advisors misunderstood the difficulties of rescuing the hostages and consequently suggested ideas with little to no chance of success.…
The life in Iran during Reza Shah’s tenure was full of inequity, harshness and cruelty. This period affected not only the local population, but also the Armenian community. Both “Persepolis” and “The Armenian Community of Tabriz” are bright examples of how indigenous people and unwelcomed non-natives suffered from the decisions that government made. As Satrapi brings up in “Persepolis”, her early childhood was spent in an easygoing way.…
Following World War II, many different countries were left in ruins and began to rebuild, especially in Europe. Iran specifically, was recovering from being invaded by Soviet and British troops after being a neutral country in the war. In the book titled All the Shah’s Men, we get a more focused glimpse on Iran and all the foreign powers influencing the nation. Iran was ruled as a monarchy until 1979, and each king or emperor is given the title of “shah”. Every Shah ruled until death or they were overthrown.…
How did revolution and resistance reshape the Middle East during this time period? Chapter 18 of Gelvin’s book The Modern Middle East: A History discusses the resistance and revolutions that emerged in the Middle East during the contemporary era. He, also, discusses the impacts these revolutions have had in the Middle East. Gelvin focus is on the Iranian Revolution of 1978-1789, and the subsequent effects of the revolution in the Middle East. This paper will discuss the how the revolutions in the Middle East reshaped it.…
Persepolis Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. It was an eye-opening, heartbreaking and thought provoking book— I had many thoughts and feelings while reading, so much so that I had to put it down multiple times to take a breather. It is amazing how she could remember and write about her life growing up during Islamic revolution and the Iran Iraq war, a time of operation and dejection at the age of ten. During the revolution, and some religious maniacs took over Iran, and then everyone started dressing like they were back in the stone ages. I assume most of the people in Iran thought it was a good thing.…
The Cold War has been a very hard time for the Iranian Oil Companies. They have been under the control of capitalistic country, Great Britain. Since 1913, Britain has had it’s hand on Iran’s oil. The draw to Iranian oil was it’s location, it was just beside the land route to India.…
During the course of the Iranian Revolution, there were many conflicts in the fight between individual freedoms and collective national obligations. Ideally, individual freedoms and collective national obligations should coincide, but they clearly did not coincide during the Iranian Revolution. Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi and "Individualism and Freedom: Vital Pillars of True Communities" by Edward Younkins affect the readers' views on individual freedoms and collective national obligations by stating the importance of individual freedoms while undermining the strengths of collective national obligations. First of all, a source that convinces the reader of the importance of individual freedoms is Persepolis:…
In the following paper I will attempt to use multiple sources and a wide variety of opinions to form a conclusion of whether or not the 1953 Iranian Coup d’état was successful from a geopolitical perspective. We will sift through multiple historical accounts weighing the pros and cons of and the repercussions of the 1953 coup, the benefits, and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Additionally we will review two CIA documents: the first, a synopsis events before and during TPAJAX, “The Wilber Report” written by Donald Wilber who was one of the lead agents in Iran during the Coup; and lastly the CIA's internal publication of “The Tudeh Party: Vehicle of Communism in Iran,” a statistical analysis of the Tudeh parties capabilities…
The Russian and Iranian Revolutions have very similar causes: an ignorant leader. In Russia, the Tsar was taking Russia into a dead end. His first mistake was to take personal control over the Russian army, which lead to the people blaming the Szar for every defeat that occurred in World War 1 (Class Discussion). Following WW1, the loss of precious resources and the sacrifice of countless lives lead to Russia to be in a state of extreme famine and poverty (Jerry and Ziegler, 1). The crumbling army, food shortages, numerous uprisings, and taking away people’s right of speech and press in the proletariat class lead to a very successful February Revolution in 1917(Jerry and Ziegler, 1).…
Iran will complete abolish the structure around its social classes and set up a new future where the oppressed and weak were not in fear of poverty (Parsa 382). In the article “Class and Labor in Iran: Did the Revolution Matter?” written by Misagh Parsa, the state of Iran’s labor workforce is a long lingering struggle that only gotten slightly better after three decades. The end of the monarchy was theoretically supposed to lead Iran into a complete redevelopment of classes, but unavoidable to the situation these radical ideas are opposed. For the time being, the Islamic State was in charge of being an arbiter of the quality in the classes, but soon terminated. After 1989, the setting of Marjane’s autobiography.…
During the Qajar Dynasty, Shahs were seen as shadows of god and guardians of the flock. They exercised extensive authority over life, honor, and property. The Shah was the sole possessor of the right to give concessions, privileges, and even monopolies; what they granted they could also take away. The Shah would intervene in the economy occasionally: regulating production, prices, buying, selling, and stockpiling food. The shah’s word…