Iran

The “great game”

A struggle between the British and Russia for dominance in Central Asia and the Middle East

The Anglo-Persian agreement

An agreement giving Britain control over Iran’s army, finances and infrastructure

The Anglo-Persian oil company

Forms and gains an absolute monopoly over oil production in Persia

Shah mozaffar al-Din Qajar

Who the Persian people forced to accept a constitution and create a parliament

Reza shah Pahlavi

A military officer seizes power in a coup in 1921

Reza shah Pahlavi and modernization

Builds railways, roads and factories. Creates a national army.

Secular

Not influenced by religion

Iran during wwII

Declares itself neutral- ties to nazi germany

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Takes the throne after his father was hated

The Cold War

The global rivalry between the U.S. and Soviet Union

Mohammad mossadegh

Elected prime minister, has the support of the Iranian people

Nationalization of irans oil

Irans oil would belong to Iran

Operation Ajax

The CIA and M16 (Britain) operation to overthrow mossadegh

The white revolution

Gave land to poor Iranian farmers, women gain the right to vote, more schools, investment in industry.

SAVAK

a secret police force known for arresting and torturing the shah’s opponents.

What happened to the Ayatollah

Arrested and exiled for his criticism

Rhetoric

The art of persuasion

Ethos

Credibility

Logos

Logical

Pathos

Emotions

Ich bin ein Berliner

JFK- one of the most famous Cold War and anti communism speeches

Reasons Iranians don’t like the shah

Some view him as a dictator, westernization feels like an attack on Islam and Iranian identity

What does it mean to be an Ayatollah

A senior religious leader in Shia Islam

The 1979 revolution

Mass protests on the streets, the shah flees Iran

The Islam republic

A government based on Islamic law

Supreme leader

The highest political and religious authority in Iran; not elected by the people

Proxy

A group that fights on behalf of or is funded by another country

JCPOA

Reduces uranium stockpile by 98%, no weapon grade uranium and UN inspectors can access nuclear facilities