Origins
and Consequences
of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, 1905-2009
1 
á What are
origins and characteristics of the IranÕs Islamic Revolution of 1979?
á Where does Iran
stand after 25 years after the Revolution? Where is it headed?
Key Terms
1)
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
2) Muhammad
Reza Sha and the Pavlovi
Dynasty
3) Muhammad Mossadeq and the Coup of 1953
4) "White
Revolution"
5) Ruhollah Musavi al-Khomeini
6) Council of
Guardians and Supreme Leader
7) Iran-Iraq War
8) Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
9) Green
Movement of 2009
I. Modern Iran,
1905-1978 and the Origins of the Islamic Revolution
á Western
Penetration (Britain and Russia) and Iranian Sovereignty
á The Iranian
Constitutional Revolution, 1905-1908 and the Origins of Modern Iran
á 1908 British
discover oil in Iran, found Anglo-Iranian Oil Company (AIOC)
á Reza
Shah (1925-1941), the Phalavi Dynasty, and the
Modernization of Iran
á 1935 Persia
renamed Iran
á The
Consequences of World War II and the Rise of American Influence
o Muhammad Reza
Shah (1941-1978)
á Iranian
Nationalism, Oil, and the Rise of Muhammad
Mossadeq, 1951-1953
á The Coup of
1953 and the Origins of Anti-Americanism in Iran
á Iran, the
United States, and the Cold War
á Modernization
and Westernization in Iran: The ShahÕs ÒWhite Revolution,Ó 1963-1978
II. The Origins
and Outcome of the Islamic Revolution of 1978-1979
á Weaknesses and
Failures of the Authoritarian Shah State
á The Development
of an Islamist Opposition and Revolutionary Party
á Ruhollah Musavi al-Khomeini,
1902-1989
á Increasing
Disorder and Political Upheaval in the 1970s
á The Riots of
January 1978 and the Demise of the Shah State
o Return of
Khomeini and Khomeinism
o The Foundation
the Islamic Republic of Iran
á The
Iranian Constitution & Institutions
o Supreme Leader
vs. President
o Council of
Guardians (12 members) vs. Parliament
o The Assembly of
Experts
III. A Quarter
Century of Islamic Revolution in Iran
á The Second
Revolution: Creating an Islamic
Society, 1979-1997
á Conflict with the
United States
o The Hostage
Crisis
o Shooting War in
the Persian Gulf
á The Iran-Iraq
War, 1980-1988
III. Iran since
Khomeini, 1989-2009
á The Death of
Khomeini and the Moderation of the Revolution, 1989-2005
o Rafsanjani
(1989-1997) and Khatami (1997-2005)
á The New
Generation: Iranian
Youth, Westernization, and Calls for Reform
á A Return to a Hardline? The Strange Presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
á Iran, the
United States, and the Nuclear Question: ObamaÕs Olive Branch
á The 2009
Election 2
3
(Mir Mousavi) Toward a Military Dictatorship?
o
Who runs Iran? Ali
Khamenei or The
Revolutionary Guards (al Jafari)?
